Pte
Albert Riddlesworth
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 10/06/1895 |
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Place of birth: Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Colormixer |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 135832 |
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Enlistment date: 29/07/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 42nd Bn. (Royal Highlanders) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 09/04/1916 |
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Place of death: Observatory Ridge, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24-26-28-30. |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." At 10.00 o'clock on the morning of April 9th 1916, while in trench 65 at Sanctuary Wood East of Ypres, he was hit by a fragment from an enemy shell and killed.
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595573 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=d69b8789-cbeb-43f1-9847-2900fb9164a0 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1595573 |