| Regimental number | 4/832 |
| Address | Melbourne Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, W R Riddell, Melbourne Street, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'On 1st October 1915 while a party from Second Field Company N.Z.E. was engaged in wiring operations in front of the Apex position Gallipoli fire was opened on it from the Turkish Blockhouse and Lance Corporal Charles was hit. It was not known whether he had been killed or wounded, and Lance Corporal Riddell at great personal risk went out over the parapet with a rope in order to assist on getting Charles in. Later was found to be dead and Riddell secured the rope round the body and afterwards passed the rope over the parapet thus enabling the body to be got up the sleep slope and into the trench. While doing this Riddell was subject to a continuous fire.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth |