Regimental number | 7071 |
Place of birth | Bullarook, nr Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Bullarook State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | 19 Gillies Street, West Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 163 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr J Ritchie, 19 Gillies Street, West Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row H, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Peacock Hall, Ballarat High School, Victoria. Parents: John and Florence RITCHIE, 19 Gillies Street, Ballarat West, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 23 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 January 1917; marched in to 2nd Training Bn, Durrington, 30 January 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 20 March 1917; discharged to Depot, 11 April 1917 (no further details recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 14 May 1917; taken on strength, 5th Bn, in the field, 29 May 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 10 February 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 5 March 1918. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 6 June 1918 (influenza), and transferred to 58th Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, 13 June 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 16 June 1918. Killed in action, 23 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RITCHIE William |