RITCHIE, William Traill
(Service number 50246)
| First Rank | Sergeant Major | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27 March 1882 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Cave, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs D. RITCHIE (wife), Featherston | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 40th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 10 July 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 May 1940 | Age | 58 years |
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| Place of Death | Bidwill Private Hospital, Timaru; of Gleniti, Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War Memorial - Those who offered their lives by serving overseas | ||
Biographical Notes
William Traill Ritchie was the son of John Macfarlane and Ella (née McLaren) Ritchie. He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate. William married Dorothy Cecil Dibbs about 1909 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The name W. T. Ritchie is recorded on the Cave War Memorial, as having served [incorrectly assigned to William Thomas Ritchie, 59052].
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [23 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [23 April 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [23 April 2019]
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