Topic: AIF - 2B - 6 LHR
6th LHR, AIF
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
John Ritchie
John Ritchie
Service number: 219
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 6th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: RITCHIE, Lce. Cpl. John, 219. 6th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 27. Son of James and Mary Ritchie, of Minie House, Belhelvie, Aberdeen, Scotland. B. 32.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Ritchie from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 219 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Ritchie, Station Road, Dyce, Scotland |
| Enlistment date | 28 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 December 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 32), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary RITCHIE, Minie House, Belhelvie, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 6th LHR, Roll of Honour, John Ritchie
