BLACKWOOD G.R.P.
Given Names: George Ritchie
Service Number: 5300
Unit: 24th Battalion, 14th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 38 Yrs
Occupation: Labourer
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5¼ In
Weight: 135 Lbs
Chest: 34-36 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 13/3/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Nellie Blackwood
9 Chestnut Street, Richmond, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 1/8/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Miltiades A28
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
Ship:
Embarked:
Disembarked:
Unit: 24th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date:
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 66327
Victory Medal: 43832
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1879
Place: Hamilton, Victoria
Father: Robert BLACKWOOD
Mother: Jane KELLY
MARRIAGE
Year: 1905 / 1916
Place:
Spouse: DUNKLEY Vera Ann Pearson (Divorced)
JUDE Nellie Mary (Defacto)
DEATH
Date or Year: 3/5/1917
Place: Bellicourt, France
Burial: No known grave
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 324307
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number:
Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
Yes