Private

James Sangster Ritchie

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Janet Ritchie, of 17, Mary St., Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, and the late Beresford Ritchie. Native of Macetown, Lake Country, Otago, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt with the 7th Mtd. Rifs., N.Z.E.F.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1482
Name:
James Sangster Ritchie
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs B. Ritchie (mother), Macetown, via Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Macetown, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 November 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXXIV. E. I.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
James Sangster Ritchie
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