Riddle, William James Hunter

Identity

Person No.

37352

Service No.

5922(M)

Last Name

Riddle 2

First Name

William James Hunter

Initials

W J H

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1875 (±1 yr) 159

Age at Death

43

Military Service

Rank

Constable

Regiment

South African Police 3,727

Unit

48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div 22

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

29 October 1918 142

Cause of Death

Died of disease 373

Died of Medical Reason, Spanish Influenza

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 3,110

Location

Country

South Africa 18,398

Locality

Gauteng 9,441

Cemetery

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE MEMORIAL, PRETORIA (UNION BUILDINGS) 3,114

Additional Information

Notes

ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994. Estate file reference: MOOC Vol. No. 6/9/1302 Ref. 5255, dated 1918, for William James Hunter RIDDLE, in the National Archives, Cape Town

Citation

LG Sup 22 August 1918 as 133 Battery Sergeant Major 12th Citizen Battery

External Source

South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984). https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=14414 (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #37352

Riddle, William James Hunter (W J H)