Regimental number | 3449 |
Place of birth | Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5'6.75" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, M H Ritchie, 13 Morris Street, Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Portion Church of England, Plot E, Grave No. 1457), New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 140 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Malcolm and Frances RITCHIE. Native of Leichhardt, New South Wales. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, New South Wales. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orsova', 8 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 7 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RITCHIE Arthur Ford |