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George Patrick RITCHIE

Regimental number2435
Place of birthWarwick Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarter
AddressPratten Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Ritchie, Pratten Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 26), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
57
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mrs K. RITCHIE, 27 Pratten Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane. Native of Warwick, Queensland

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