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Frank Richard Ritchie

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Group shot of 26th Mounted Rifles, NZ Expeditionary Forces. 1917. Trooper Maurice Davis (s/n 43189) of third row, right hand side. Image kindly provided by family. Image has no known copyrigh restrictions.

Group shot of 26th Mounted Rifles, NZ Expeditionary Forces. 1917. Trooper Maurice Davis (s/n 43189) …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Ritchie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Francis Ritchie AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 17142 AWMM
    • WWII 821378 AWMM
    • WWII 3/17/270 AWMM
    • 31631 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 March 1896 AWMM Invercargill, Southland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 447 Cashel Street, Christchurch AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 Thomas Ritchie (father), Grassmere, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs Ethel Annie Ritchie (wife), 447 Cashel Street, Christchurch AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Moeraki then transhipped to "Port Lincoln" at Sydney for Suez. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 October 1986 AWMM
    Hawera, Taranaki AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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