The son of Andrew and Margaret (nee Askin) Riddell, of 951 Windermere Road, Windsor. Ontario, Canada. Brother of Helen, Margaret, Grace, Anne, Winnifred and Warrant Officer I James Alexander Riddell, 239 Wing RAF, killed in a training accident on 3 August 1942.

Flying Officer Riddell is also commemorated on the Masonic War Memorial at Malden Park, in Windsor, Ontario.

Unit Text: 401 Sqd.. Age: 24, DOAA – Date of Death: 05/10/1942, a flying accident in a Spitfire fighter; crashed in England.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources	Found in Chatham Fire Fighters 1944 Field Day Booklet 7 to 12/08/1944. CWGC, CVWM. C-K connection not established.
Supplemental Information	Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead, Grave/Memorial Reference: 33. B. 6. Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY.

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