W.O. Class II Albert Thomas RITCHIE

W.O. Class II Albert Thomas RITCHIE

Male 1891 - 1945  (54 years)

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  • Name Albert Thomas RITCHIE 
    Prefix W.O. Class II 
    Birth 21 Sep 1891  Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Dec 1945  Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37718  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2021 

    Father James RITCHIE,   b. 31 Dec 1861, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1911 (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Matilda ROSS,   b. 25 Aug 1862, , , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1940 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 2 May 1883  Bride's Father's Residence, Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F7451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Evelyn Louise WOODS-TURNER,   b. 1894   d. 24 Jun 1967, Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1918  Haywards Heath, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2019 

  • Documents
    Listing of WWII casualties buried in Cobden Union Cemetery
    Listing of WWII casualties buried in Cobden Union Cemetery
    Peter Singlehurst; The War Dead of the Commonwealth Cemeteries in Ontario - 1
    UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
    www.ancestry.ca
    Ritchie, W.O. ClassII Albert Thomas obituary
    Ritchie, W.O. ClassII Albert Thomas obituary
    The Ottawa Citizen, Dec 26, 1945 p. 16

    Headstones
    Gravestone-Ritchie, Albert Thomas (military)
    Gravestone-Ritchie, Albert Thomas (military)
    Block 3 - Methodist
    Cobden Union Cemetery
    photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016

    Histories
    Ritchie, W.O. Albert Thomas service info
    Ritchie, W.O. Albert Thomas service info

  • Notes 
    • Cobden of the Past by Faysgenealogy
      November 11, 2019 ·
      ...Cobden of the Past WWII casualties

      W.O. Class II Albert Thomas Ritchie, son of James Ritchie and Elizabeth Matilda Ross, was born on 21 Sep 1892 in Cobden, died on 25 Dec 1945 in Ottawa, of a coronary thrombosis aged 53, and was buried in Cobden Union Cemetery.
      Albert married Evelyn Louise Woods-Turner on 23 Dec 1918 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. Evelyn was born in 1894, died on 24 Jun 1967 in Barrie, aged 73, and was buried in Cobden Union Cemetery.
      W.O. Ritchie was a veteran of WWI serving as a commissioned Lt. with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He enlisted in WWII and served in the Corps of Military Staff Clerks, Canadian Army, Service Number C96125, reaching the rank of Warrant Officer Class II.
      W.O. Ritchie was the brother to 6 siblings: Percy, Herbert, William, Hugh, Robert, and Wilfred. He was the father of 3 girls: Joan, Kathleen & Jean.

  • Sources 
    1. [S576] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    2. [S493] Lewis, Olga, Renfrew County Marriages, 1876-1890, (Sep 1998).