BUCHANAN RIDDELL R.C. :: GRANT R.J. :: FRENCH BREWSTER H.G. :: SHELDRAKE G.
Lt Col. BUCHANAN-RIDDELL Robert George
He was killed in action near Spion Kop, January 24th, 1900. A son of the Reverend J C Buchanan-Riddell, he was born in 1854, entered the 60th Foot from the West Kent Militia, 1875, was promoted Lieutenant 1878, Captain 1884, Major 1892, and Lieutenant Colonel 1898. He served in the South African war of 1881. He was adjutant of volunteers 1890-95, and in 1896 married Agnes, daughter of Sir W H Houldsworth, MP for North-West Manchester. Lieutenant Colonel Buchanan-Riddell fell while leading and cheering on his regiment to endeavour to ease the pressure to our troops on Spion Kop. A bullet pierced his head as he was reading an order which had been sent to him by Major General Lyttelton.
(source: angloboerwar.com)
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