Riddle Monument, (sculpture).

Riddle Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown (Bedford, Indiana), fabricator.

Riddle Monument, (sculpture).

Sculpture: limestone; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 74 x 20 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 71 x 24 in.

(On front of gravestone:) RIDDLE/(Left side:) RAYMOND R./RIDDLE/1897-1919/(Right side:) THOMAS F./RIDDLE/1895-1919 unsigned

A World War I soldier stands dressed in a campaign hat, a jacket with insignia, and a cartridge belt. His bayonet hangs on his proper left side, a canteen on his proper right side, and a pouch on his front. With is proper right hand he holds a rifle by the end of the barrel. The butt rests next to his proper right foot. The sculpture is mounted on a low base with rough-hewn sides. A gravestone is mounted on the base to the left of the sculpture.

History -- United States -- World War I

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Lake Lemon

Pleasant View Cemetery, Anderson Road, Lake Lemon, Indiana

The sculpture marks the graves of brothers Raymond (1897-1919) and Thomas (1895-1919) Riddle. Thomas returned from World War I only to succumb to flu in 1919. A short time later his brother Raymond also died of flu. The sculpture was created in Bedford, Indiana.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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