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RITCHIE, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 309 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Middle Park, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium Grave II. C. 10. Personal Inscription DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. P.B. RITCHIE OF BEXLEY N.S.W., AUSTRALIA , Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 309, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 309, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 309, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 309 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His brother, Frank fell just a few weeks later.
They were sons of Peter Bell Ritchie and Sarah Caroline Ritchie, of Bay View St., Bexley, New South Wales.