George RITCHIE

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Service Number:	309
Enlisted:	8 March 1915, An original member of A Company
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Middle Park, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Private tuition
Occupation:	Motor mechanic
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
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
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rockdale Municipal Honour Roll

8 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 309, 18th Infantry Battalion, An original member of A Company
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: ''
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

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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.