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James RITCHIE

Regimental number1814
Place of birthDurham, England
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTailor
Address2 Moreton Street, Concord, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs L Ritchie, 2 Moreton Street, Concord, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameLight Trench Mortar Battery, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/130/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 2 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. II), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Louisa RITCHIE, 2 Morton Street, Concord, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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