William RITCHIE

Regimental number10017
OccupationCoal miner
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Ritchie, Ben Nevis near Cromwell, Otago
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements (including Details to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), K Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 18