Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Frank Richard Ritchie Born 3 March 1896 - Died 9 October 1986 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 17142 AWMM WWII 821378 AWMM WWII 3/17/270 AWMM 31631 AWMM Also known asFrancis Ritchie AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPost WW2 Staff Sergeant AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Group shot of 26th Mounted Rifles, NZ Expeditionary Forces. 1917. Trooper Maurice Davis (s/n 43189) … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesFrank Richard AWMM SurnameRitchie AWMM Ingoa Also known asFrancis Ritchie AWMM Service numberWWI 17142 AWMM WWII 821378 AWMM WWII 3/17/270 AWMM 31631 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth3 March 1896 AWMM Invercargill, Southland AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 447 Cashel Street, Christchurch AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Thomas Ritchie (father), Grassmere, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Mrs Ethel Annie Ritchie (wife), 447 Cashel Street, Christchurch AWMM Relationship statusMarried/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 17142 AWMM WWII 821378 AWMM WWII 3/17/270 AWMM 31631 AWMM Military serviceRoyal New Zealand Engineers AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ TransfersNew Zealand Veterinary Corps, 2 Mobile Veterinary Section AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM WW2 1940 AWMM Registered plumber/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 31 May 1917-19 October 1917 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM Moeraki 31 May 1917 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki AWMM Trooper AWMM 26th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPost WW2 14 April 1960 AWMM Staff Sergeant AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Moeraki then transhipped to "Port Lincoln" at Sydney for Suez. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death9 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 Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Frank Richard Ritchie by laying a poppy. Francis Montgomery Ritchie Frank Ritchie Frank Richard Ritchie Frederick Watson Ritchie George Ritchie Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Frank Richard Ritchie Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24062929&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 64: 5 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record