Regimental number | 1044 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Adelong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.5 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Ritzau, Adelong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Borda', 17 August 1916; discharged (medically unfit: shell wound, pelvis), Sydney, 31 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation and Nominal Rolls as RITZAN. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RITZAU William Charles Henry |