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Rifleman GORDON WALTER RITCHIE

Service Number: 6216482
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

9th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 14 September 1944

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GEEL WAR CEMETERY

II.A.8.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John Ritchie and of Dorothy Ritchie (nee Welton), of Chapleau, Ontario, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription TO MY DEAR SON'S MEMORY, NOW THAT HIS TASK IS DONE MAY THE TURMOIL DIMINISH AND HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

GEEL WAR CEMETERY
Antwerpen Belgium
Number of casualties: 400
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