Regimental number | 524 |
Place of birth | Fernihurst, Victoria |
School | Fernihurst State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Quambatook PO, Quambatook, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34.6 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Ritchie, Mysia PO, Mysia, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kerang, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Courtney's and Steele's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 51), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Esther RITCHIE, Mysia, Victoria. Native of Fernihurst, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Discrepancy in age between Attestation Form and age at death. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RITCHIE Thomas |