David Riddell

Forenames

David AWMM

Surname

Riddell AWMM

Also known as

David Riddell AWMM

Service number

WWI 3/3031 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

12 Feb 1887 Kiwi Jocks Research
85 Canning St, Glasgow, Lanarkshire AWMM

Next of kin

John Riddell (father), Kihikihi, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 3/3031 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Hotel porter/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 26 Apr 1917-19 Jul 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 83 AWMM Vessel was Tofua or Turakina AWMM Private AWMM 25th Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM

Son of John Riddell

Next of Kin: Mr J. Riddell, Te Awamutu (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

12 Sept 1918 AWMM
Age  31 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM XXIX. H. 15. AWMM

Memorial name

• Memorial plaque, St Paul's Church, No 3 Field Ambulance, 25 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20805920
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/609713/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/609713
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  62: 27
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Kiwi Jocks or Scottish-born New Zealand soldiers in the NZEF. Information kindly provided by Andrew Nixon, Scotland between 2009 and 2010.
• Carbery, A.R.D. (1924). The New Zealand Medical Service in the Great War, 1914-1918 : based on official documents. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs.
• HMNZT 83 - The kiwi : being the official organ of A.D.E.F. and part of J. Companies (Right Wing, 25th N.Z. Reinforcements). Carncross, C.C. (Cyril Cutten), editor. -- On board ship Cape Town : Printed and published by "The Kiwi executive" Cape Times Ltd. : [1917]