RITCHIE, William Dunbar

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Rank: 
Private
Unit / Base: 
1 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Welch Regiment
Royal Engineers
Service: 
Army
Number: 
2185488
Born: 
Thursday, May 4, 1916
Died : 
Friday, March 19, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Cemetery/Memorial: 
Bone War Cemetery, Algeria
William Dunbar Ritchie 1 Commando
Private William Ritchie died on 19 March 1943 of wounds received on 27 February 1943 during operations in North Africa [more....].  Son of Robert and Susan D. Ritchie; husband of Mary Ritchie (nee McDonald), of Stirling [1][2].
  • 16 October 1939 enlisted as a Sapper with the Royal Engineers aged 23, date of birth recorded as 4 May 1916 [3].
  • May/June 1940 Private, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, British Expeditionary Force (France) evacuated from Dunkirk [4].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Casualty lists / National Archives files WO417/58 and WO417/59.
[3] Royal Engineer Service Card.
[4] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/16.
[Image above and report below] Stirling Observer 01 April 1943.
 
Primary Roll of Honour: 
1 Commando Roll of Honour
Archive pages : 
No 1 Commando

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