Sergeant
William
L. W.
Ritchie
Born about in Elmvale, Springwater, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of William A. Ritchie
and Rebecca Jane (Wallace) Ritchie
Brother of
John B. H. Ritchie, Gordon Ritchie [half], Janie Rebecca Ritchie [half], Margaret May Ritchie [half] and Mary Ritchie [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 21
in Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Nov 2014
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Biography
William was born in about 1897 to William Ritchie and Rebecca Wallace. [1] He served in WWI and gave his life on the 9th of August, 1918 in the Battle of Amiens. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5X-77C : 3 April 2016), William Richie in household of William A Richie, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 1, line 50; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,964.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Amiens_(1918)
- "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHGD-PQD : 27 April 2017), William Ritchie in household of Margret Ritchie, Simcoe (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
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