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RITCHIE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 524 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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