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Private James Kerr Todd Ritchie

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1889-02-12
Place of birth: Beith Ayrshire Scotland
Next of kin: Jane Muir Ritchie, Mother, Townhead, Beith, Scotland.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1915-05-20
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 77922
Highest Rank: Private (16th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the Battle of Festubert May 1915.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1573548
LAC ID: 619100
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8301-S030
Uploader's Notes:

Son of John and Jane Muir Ritchie, of Townhead, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.

He is also remembered on the Glasgow University site of students who served in the war. previous service-50th Regt

Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and war diary. This man is on the CWGC site. 30th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 30th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20