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Cyril Richard Oliver Riddell

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 86), Page: 12 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 86), Page: 12 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cyril Richard Oliver AWMM
  • Surname
    Riddell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 79499 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 March 1897 Military Personnel file Waverley, Southland Military Personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • A. Riddell (father), Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
    • Father was Andrew Riddle b. 1872, Wellington, New Zealand.

      Mother was Harriett Catherine Riddell (nee Prouse), b. 1877 in New Zealand.

      He had at least four brothers or sisters. Public - Dave - Other Relative - 21 May 2015 - NZBDM online lookup. https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/
  • Relationship status
    In 1927 in New Zealand, Cyril married Katie Elizabeth Smith, b. abt 1904. She died in 1928. Public - Dave - Other Relative - 21 May 2015 - NZBDM online lookup. https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 79499 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 May 2015DavePapatowai, The Catlins, New ZealandOther Relative

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