Chief Officer George Ritchie

Name: Chief Officer George Ritchie
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Campbeltown War Memorial, WW1

Rank:

Chief Officer

Surname:

Ritchie

First Name:

George

Service (Army, Navy etc)

Merchant Navy

Regiment:

Mercantile Marine

Date of Death:

13/04/1919

Notes:

SS Ardgartan was a 1345 ton cargo ship that sailed from Swansea for Brest with a cargo of coal on 12/4/1919 but was not seen again and was presumed lost to a floating mine.

SS Ardgartan was built by Campbeltown shipbuilders and was launched in June 1918.