Pte Donald Murray Ritchie

1916 - 1944  (28 years)

• Name	Donald Murray Ritchie
  Prefix	Pte
  Born	11 Jun 1916	New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jun 1944	, , Normandy, France   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Newpaper Article Unknown Newspaper - February 18, 1945 - Presumed Killed - Word has been received by Mrs. Elizabeth Ritchie that her husband, Pte. Donald Murray Ritchie, who has been missing since June 7th (1944), has now, for official purposes, been presumed killed in action on June 11 (1944). He went overseas in November 1941, with the No 7 General Hospital Unit, later transferred to the North Nova Scotia Highlanders in which he was serving at the time of the casualty. He was the son of Mr. William Ritchie and the late Mrs. Ritchie, King Street (New Glasgow.)
  		CWGC Casualty Details for Donald Ritchie Commonwealth War Grave Comminssion entry for Donald Ritchie (1916 - 1944)
  Buried	Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville, , Normandy, France   [4]
  Person ID	I53425	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2009

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Christine Robertson,   b. 3 Aug 1915, Barney's River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 28 Dec 2002, New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1941  [1]
  Family ID	F18879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 11 Jun 1944 - , , Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1891] Book: Bannerman, Pictou Co, p.348-354. [S672] Electronic: Pictou Roots Web Site. Electronic <http://www.rootsweb.com/~pictou/kenzie8.htm>, Ritchie Donald Murray Ritchie June 11, 1916 -- June 11, 1944 his wife Eliza Christine [Robertson] Aug 3, 1915 -- no dates Plot #14A [S1511] Info: Marsha Mackay, Charles Oulton's Descendants file, received 9 Apr 2009. [S793] Electronic: Commonwealth War Graves Comm, F/889, Donald Ritcjhie (Reliability: 2).