Private William Stuart Ritchie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Ritchie,
William Stuart
Date of birth: 1887-04-12
Place of birth: Elmvale Flos Simcoe County Canada
Next of kin: Mrs Agnes Ritchie, 421 Pape Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Electrician
Occupation (normalized): Electrician, General
Address:
421 Pape Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-15
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 172283
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1916-06-07 to 1916-09-15
- Private (Army). 1915-08-25 to 1916-06-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Vimy Memorial, France
Awards
British War Medal
Victory Medal
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1573555
LAC ID:
600093
Service file: B8305-S007
Uploader's Notes: 8 November 2017 (BW MacInnes) - a photograph of this soldier can be found in St. John's Presbyterian Church, 415 Broadview Avenue, Toronto as a presentation of 33 men associated with the congregation who gave their lives in this war.
Uploader's Research notes:
Source: The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1914 - 1919 (1926, Captain S.G.Bennett) http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/u?/cmh,39960
http://www.4cmr.com/index.htm War Diaries
http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/index.html Nominal Rolls
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on the 1st of May 1916 onboard the R.M.S Olympic. Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Victory Medal British War Medal ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2017-11-09