abt 1916 - 1942 (~ 26 years)
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Name |
William Forster Riddell [1, 2, 3] |
Birth |
abt May 1916 |
Edmonton
[1] |
Degree/Qualif. |
abt 1938 |
Cambridge University
; BA [4] |
Degree/Qualif. |
abt 1939 |
AMIEE [4] |
- Associate Member of Institution of Electrical Engineers. Commemorated on their Roll of Honour.
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Occupation |
abt 1939 |
Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
; Fellow [4] |
Military Service |
abt 1939 - 1942 |
Lieutenant, RNVR [4] |
Marriage |
abt Feb 1940 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
[2] |
Olga Geldard Robinson, b. 30 Oct 1914, Newcastle-upon-Tyne , d. May 1999, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Death |
07 Dec 1942 |
At sea, off Azores
; Cause: Died while on active service [4, 5, 6] |
- Sank at latitude 40 deg. 30 min. N., longitude 40 deg, 20 min. W. See SS Ceramic - The Untold Story, by Claire Hardy.
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Probate |
20 Nov 1944 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
; £32,311 13s. [5] |
- Riddell William Forster of Sanson Seal Berwick-upon-Tweed died 7 December 1942 on war service Probate Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20 November [1944] to Barclays Bank Limited. Effects £32311 13s. [NPC]
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Notes |
- William Forster Riddell, B.A., RNVR. Born 1917 [1916], died 7 Dec 1942 (aged 25 [26]). Passenger (Lieutenant) on SS "Ceramic", attacked and sunk by U-boat U-515. Son of William Edmeston and Emily Edmeston Riddell; husband of Olga Geldard Forster Riddell, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, A.M.I.E.E., Freeman of the Borough of Berwick-on-Tweed. Assigned to HMS Tana II, a RN base at Kilindini, Kenya. Lost on passage to Capetown. [uboat.net website accessed 18 Jan 2013]
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Person ID |
I1494 |
Tatham | Bloxham branch | Descendant |
Last Modified |
18 Jan 2013 |
Father |
William Edmeston Riddell, b. 20 Dec 1874, Berwick-upon-Tweed , d. 27 Jul 1928, Sanson Seal, Berwick-upon-Tweed (Age 53 years) |
Mother |
Edith Emily Ker, b. 06 Apr 1877, Surbiton , d. 13 Jan 1958, General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Age 80 years) |
Marriage |
12 Apr 1910 |
St Michael, Highgate
[3, 7, 8] |
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William Edmeston Riddell & Edith Emily Ker Marriage register |
Family ID |
F0073 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Edmonton, 2Q1916.
- [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Newcastle/T, 1Q1940.
- [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham.
- [S07] Other Sources, U-boats website.
website accessed 18 Jan 2013
- [S14] National Probate Calendar.
- [S34] Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, St Michael, Highgate, 12 Apr 1910.
- [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Edmonton, 2Q1910.
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