Ernest Victor RITCHIE

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Service Number:	1422
Enlisted:	6 December 1915, Enlisted West Maitland, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 3 February 1896
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Smith Street Superior Public School, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Wheeler
Died:	28 January 1976, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

6 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1422, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted West Maitland, New South Wales.
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1422, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1422, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
21 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1422, 35th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded overseas to France on the ship HMS ’Southampton’.
18 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1422, 35th Infantry Battalion, As a member of the Australian Intermediate Base Depot, he marched to the front at Rouelles (France).
29 Jun 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1422, 35th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia on the HMAT 30 ‘Borda’.
12 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1422, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharge at the 2nd Military District.

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