Joseph RITCHIE

RITCHIE, Joseph

Service Number: 31925
Enlisted: 19 April 1945
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born: Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1927
Home Town: South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: Diabetes, Korea, 23 January 1951, aged 23 years
Cemetery: United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea
Private Ritchie was originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery. Portion 1 Plot and Row 1 Grave No.5
Memorials: Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Mooroopna & Ardmona District Memorial Panels
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World War 2 Service

19 Apr 1945: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 31925

Korean War Service

25 Jun 1950: Involvement Private, 31925, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
28 Sep 1950: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 31925

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