RITTER, Richard Henry
| Service Number: | 222 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Moonta Mines Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer/ Builder |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Moonta Soldiers' Aid League Roll of Honour, Moonta All Saint's Anglican Church Memorial Honour Roll, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta Mines Public School Roll of Honour WW1, Moonta War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 222, 24th Infantry Battalion, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 222, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked 222, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 28 May 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 222, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 222 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-05-28 |
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... Sergeant (Sgt) (Cook) Richard Henry Ritter, 32nd Battalion. A labourer from Glenelg, South Australia, prior to enlistment as a Private in the 24th Battalion, he was transferred to the 32nd Battalion, promoted to Sergeant and appointed Battalion Cook on 15 August 1915. He embarked from Adelaide with A Company on 18 November 1915 aboard HMAT Geelong for Suez. The battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during mid-June 1916. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) in March 1918 for his continuous devotion to duty. Sgt Ritter was wounded in action near Corbie, France, on 27 May 1918, and died of these wounds the following day in 5 Casualty Clearing Station. He was aged 38 years.
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