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RITCHIE, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6333 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mercery Manager |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot 1, Row 1, Grave 67, Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6333, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6333, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6333, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Bell & Sarah Caroline Ritchie of 'The Laurels', Bayview Street, Bexley, New South Wales; brother of George Ritchie who was Killed in Action on 20 September 1917while serving with the 18th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal