Reginald “Ginger” Riggs
Private · #RH6296787* · S (inferred)
| Rank | Private |
|---|---|
| Service number | #RH6296787* |
| Patrol | S (inferred) |
| Known as | “Ginger” |
| Died | 1941-09-21 |
| POW / KIA | KIA — friendly fire (RAF Blenheims), 21 Sep 1941 |
What this roll records
CWGC: Private Reginald Riggs, service no. RH/6296787, 1st Bn The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) and Long Range Desert Group. Buried at Benghazi War Cemetery, joint grave 8.B.28-29, Libya. Note: CWGC records his date of death as 22 December 1941, which differs from the roll's 21 September 1941 (killed by RAF friendly fire, per 'Special Forces in the Desert War 1940-43', p.118). Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Patrol S (S1/S2) INFERRED from Rhodesian/South African service number (SR/RH prefix) - the LRDG Rhodesian & S.African squadron formed S Patrol. Specific S1/S2 not individually confirmed.
ROLL OF HONOUR: died on active service with the LRDG (Rhodesia) per W.B. Kennedy Shaw, "Long Range Desert Group" appendices. Appendix 2.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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