Identity
Person No.
24921
Service No.
102745
Last Name
First Name
Ritchie
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by fighters near Mechili, in Douglas Boston Mk III #AL733
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Sidney and Daisy Tennant; husband of Winifred B. Tennant, of Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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