KK-SCKK-0016

By mgbarrett1 and lscallan | Monday, July 2, 2012

Location

52° 39' 24.7068" N, 7° 15' 26.1396" W
Graveyard: 
St. Canice's
People commemorated
First person
Name: 
Robert George
Surname: 
Buchanan Riddel
Date of death - day: 
24
Date of death - month: 
January
Date of death - year: 
1900
Number of people commemorated: 
1
Exact wording of inscription: 

To the Glory of god
and
to the beloved memory of
Robert George Buchanan Riddel
who left kilkenny for South Africa
in Command of the 3rd Battalion
Kings Royal Rifles on Nov 4th 1899
and fell in action at the head
of his battalion on
the Heights of Spion Kop
January 24th 1900
This memorial was placed here by his wife

Memorial Type: 
Wall or mural tablet
Record Date: 
26 July 2012