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George RITCHIE

Regimental number309
Place of birthMiddle Park, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressThe Laurels Bay View Street, Bexley, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Caroline Ritchie, Bay View Street, Bexley, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name18th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSanctuary Wood Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 10), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
87
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Sarah RITCHIE, Bay View Street, Bexley, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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