| Regimental number | 729 |
| Place of birth | Edingburgh, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Third Street, Port Pirie West, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Father, David Ritchie, 2 Cambridge Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row D, Grave No. 3), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Elizabeth RITCHIE, 5 Rockville, Terrace, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland |