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RITCHIE, Ian Gordon Phillip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX48479 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 21 March 1917 |
| Home Town: | Rokewood, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Salesman & Motor Driver |
| Died: | Presumed, Malaya, 28 January 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rokewood WW2 Roll of Honour, Rokewood War Memorial, Shelford Shire Of Leigh Honour Roll WWII, Singapore Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX48479 | |
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| 26 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48479, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Caulfield, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Gordon Ritchie and Annie Jane Ritchie, Strathnairn, Rokeweood, Victoria
IAN RITCHIE (reported missing in Malaya) is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ritchie, of Strathnairn, Rokewood. Their eldest son is in Syria, and their youngest son, just left school, has joined the A.I.F. The brothers were educated at Melbourne Grammar School.
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