Pte
Arthur Stanley Riddett
Information about birth
Year of birth: 1892 |
Place of birth: Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 30714 |
Units: — Devonshire Regiment, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
Place of death: Polderhoek Château, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 25 |
Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 39.A |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
My story
Private Arthur Stanley Riddett was part of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, 95th Brigade, 5th Division. His battalion took part in the Battle of Broodseinde on 4 October 1917. The 95th Brigade attacked with the 1st Devon’s and 1st Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. The 1st East Surreys were in support and the 12th Gloucesters in reserve . The objective (J17.a.3.3. – J17.c.1.6.), taking the Chateau in the wood, was successfully reached, but they encountered heavy rifle and machine gun fire from Polderhoek Chateau. They were forced to fall back to line J.16.a.5.1. – J.16.c.7.5., giving up most of Chateau Wood, but were able to keep this position despite several enemy counterattacks. Private Arthur Stanley Riddett most likely died during the retreat , which would mean he fell near Polderhoek Chateau.
Sources 6
Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources used |
C .T. Atkinson, The Devonshire Regiment : 1914 -1918, 1926, 279-281. Sources used |
Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 108-109. Sources used |
CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/830741/riddett,-arthur-stanley/ Sources used |
Naval & Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com/ Sources used |
The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources used |