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Alexander Hugh RITCHIE

Regimental number2636
Place of birthWollongong New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressDorrigo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, David Ritchie, Dorrigo, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBethlehem Farm West Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 10), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Mary RITCHIE, 146 Denison Street, Camperdown, New South Wales. Native of Wollongong, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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