Pte
Arthur Stanley Riddett
Informations sur naissance
Année de naissance: 1892 |
Lieu de naissance: Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations service militaire
Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Private |
Numéro de service: 30714 |
Unités: — Devonshire Regiment, 1st Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
Date de décès: 04/10/1917 |
Lieu de décès: Polderhoek Château, Belgique |
Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Âge: 25 |
Mémorial
Tyne Cot Memorial Panneau: 39.A |
Distinctions et médailles 2
British War Medal Médaille |
Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 1
#1 | Lieu de naissance |
Mon histoire
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 utilisées |
C .T. Atkinson, The Devonshire Regiment : 1914 -1918, 1926, 279-281. Sources utilisées |
Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 108-109. Sources utilisées |
CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/830741/riddett,-arthur-stanley/ Sources utilisées |
Naval & Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com/ Sources utilisées |
The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources utilisées |