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Corporal David William Ritchie

 

Ritchie

 

Corporal David William Ritchie, North Irish Horse, Service No. 754. Born and enlisted at Kilrea. Son of John and Sarah Ritchie of Kilrea, Londonderry. Died in France on 17 March 1915, aged 27. Buried at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, grave I.A.65. Gravestone inscription reads:

754 CORPORAL

D. W. RITCHIE

NORTH IRISH HORSE

17TH MARCH 1915 AGE 27

THE DEAD IN CHRIST

SHALL RISE

 

Image kindly provided by Mick McCann, through his British War Graves website www.britishwargraves.co.uk.