Eric Whitby Ritchie
Pilot Officer · 412189 · Australian
- Died
- 20 December 1943, aged 30
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Hanover War Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. One raid in this archive was flown on the night of 20 December 1943: Mannheim. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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12 November 1943
Gazetted: DFM
Distinguished Flying Medal -
20 December 1943
Died
aged 30
Awards
-
Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) — gazetted 12 November 1943
Source: CWGC casualty record: RITCHIE, ERIC WHITBY → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission