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John RITCHIE

Regimental number219
Place of birthForfar Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStation hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, James Ritchie, Station Road, Dyce, Scotland
Enlistment date28 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 32), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
5
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary RITCHIE, Minie House, Belhelvie, Aberdeen, Scotland

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