Riding, Ted

Title

Riding, Ted
Edward Havelock Riding
E H Riding

Description

Eight items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Edward Havelock Riding (411187 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator air gunner with 12 Squadron and was killed 14 September 1942.

The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by C Riding and catalogued by JohnEngland.

Additional information on dward Havelock Riding is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Date

2016-03-20

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Riding, EH

Collection Items

Newspaper cutting regarding death of Mr Havelock Riding
Newspaper cutting regarding death of, and memorial service for, Mr Havelock Riding who was grandfather of Sergeant E H Riding. The cutting notes the attendance at the service of Sgt Riding. Separate typed note provides background, including family…

Short biography of E H Riding
Short biography of Sergeant E H Riding from his birth in New South Wales, Australia, to his death over Germany on 13/14 September 1942.

E H Riding seated at door of building next to Edward Riding senior
To men seated at door of wooden building. Left hand man is in civilian clothes and right hand man is in RAF Sergeant's uniform with Air Gunner brevet. Caption provided states "Hartlepoole (sic) 1942. Sergeant Edward Havelock Riding and Edward…

E H Riding and family
E H Riding in RAF Sergeant's uniform with family members Aunt Ethel, Cousin Jeanne (Edward and Flo's daughter), Edward Junior, Aunt Flo (Edward Senior's wife), Aunt Louisa, Edward Senior.

Additional information about this item has been kindly…

No. 3 Wireless School, Manitoba
A large building with open field and puddles to the front. Caption on reverse reads "our school with officer's (sic) quarters in the background".

E H Riding
E H Riding in RAF uniform while under training, wearing cadet hat band. He is standing next to old cannon, with a car in the background.

E H Riding
E H Riding in RAF uniform with greatcoat, displaying sergeant stripes. Camera round his neck, background of house and trees.

Edward Havelock Riding
Head and shoulders photograph of E H Riding, wearing chip hat with cadet band.

Submitted with caption: "Edward Havelock Riding enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on April 26th 1941, within weeks he had sailed to Canada for elementary…
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Collection Tree

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