Regimental number | 1377 |
Place of birth | Bega New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Bank of Australasia, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ritchie, Demora, Clanalpine Street, Mosman, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLIX, Row B, Grave No. 13), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 38 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Bega. Inscription reads: 'An Anzac'. Parents: Evan and Cecilia RITCHIE, Central Road, Miranda, New South Wales. Native of Bega, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |