Sergeant

Andrew John Riddell

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Andrew Melita Riddell and of Susan Winifred Riddell (nee Doyle), of Aria, Taranaki, New Zealand; husband of Sina Marion Riddell, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
30875
Name:
Andrew John Riddell
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
08 November 1904
Place of Birth: 
Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S.M. Riddell (wife), Aria, Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Aria, Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Cartage contractor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
22 July 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVIII. E. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Andrew John Riddell
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