Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station manager |
Address | Avoca, Bega, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Avoca, Bega, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 3), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 41 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Bega. Inscription reads: 'He died in a far country, fighting for his native land.' Parents: Henry and Catherine RITCHIE, Avoca, Bega, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |