Coming Soon.
RITCHIE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 524 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 September 1914, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fernihurst, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Quambatook, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Fernihurst State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Gallipoli, 6 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial, Grave 51 Chaplain A. Gillison officiated Headstone inscription reads: A man who always did his duty |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boort Fernihurst State School Roll of Honour, Fernihurst Memorial Shelter and Honour Roll, Mysia State School No 1899 Honor Roll , Mysia War Memorial School |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 524, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 524, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 524, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Thomas Ritchie's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Thomas Ritchie enlisted at Mysia 25 September 1914. He was the son of James and Esther Sutherland Ritchie of Mysia near Boort, Victoria. He worked with his uncles on farms at Quambatook, Victoria. Known as ‘Tommy’ to his family and friends.
Thomas was killed in action on 6 May 1915 when serving in the trenches at on Gallipoli at Courtney's Post. He was on duty observing the Turks trenches when he was shot by a sniper. A private in the same company, in a letter to his mother, said that Lance-Corporal Ritchie was the bravest man he ever met.
Showing 3 of 3 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.