Pte
Arthur Stanley Riddett

Information about birth

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

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.

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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
Sources used
C .T. Atkinson, The Devonshire Regiment : 1914 -1918, 1926, 279-281.
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Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 108-109.
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/830741/riddett,-arthur-stanley/
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Naval & Military Archive
http://www.nmarchive.com/
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The Long Long Trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
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