John RITCHIE

Regimental number47468
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Ritchie, Manutahi
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialOxford Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 5), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Caroline Ritchie, husband of Edith Harriett Templeton (formerly Ritchie), Normanby, Hawera
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 8