Thomas RITCHIE

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Service Number:	729
Enlisted:	27 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Edingburgh, Scotland, July 1887
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 June 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XIII, Row D, Grave No. 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 729, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 729, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 729, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
15 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 729, 50th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 729 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-15

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