Personal information | |
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Age | 35 |
Nationality | British |
Date / place of birth | Unknown |
Genealogy | Son of Ernest and Florence Ritson. Husband of Claire Ritson, Hampstead, London, U.K. |
Military information | |
Army Number | 41715 |
Rank | Maj. |
Function | Second in Command Battalion |
Platoon / Troop / Flight | Unknown |
Company / Squadron | Head Quarters |
Unit / Group | 156 Battalion 4th Parachute Brigade |
Division / Transport / Command | 1st Airborne Division |
Regiment | Army Air Corps Parachute Regiment |
Decoration | TD ![]() TDTerritorial Decoration. This is a long service award made to officers who have served in the Territorial Army and certain other units for the requisite number of years. Several officers who fought at Arnhem had received this award prior to the battle and others received it subsequently, having satisfied the qualification periods. The Medal, which is oval; bears on its obverse the head of the reigning sovereign, with the usual legend. The inscription \'Territorial Force Efficiency Medal\' appears on the reverse, but from 1921-1922 the word \'Force\' is omitted. In 1930, the medal was superseded by the Efficiency Medal, the only change in its design being, instead of a ring suspender, a bar bearing the work \'Territorial\' was substituted. Close |
Death information | |
Died when | 20-9-1944 |
Died where | Oosterbeek |
Spot | Near Bilderberg sports ground |
Map reference | Unknown |
Burial location | Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands ![]() Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, NetherlandsClose |
Grave number | 6-D-18 |
Graves overview | Graves overview ![]() Close |
Miscellaneous information | |
Personal notes | |
None. | |
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Personal information | |
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Age | 35 |
Nationality | British |
Date / place of birth | Unknown |
Genealogy | Son of Ernest and Florence Ritson. Husband of Claire Ritson, Hampstead, London, U.K. |
Military information | |
Army Number | 41715 |
Rank | Maj. |
Function | Second in Command Battalion |
Platoon / Troop / Flight | Unknown |
Company / Squadron | Head Quarters |
Unit / Group | 156 Battalion 4th Parachute Brigade |
Division / Transport / Command | 1st Airborne Division |
Regiment | Army Air Corps Parachute Regiment |
Decoration | TD ![]() TDTerritorial Decoration. This is a long service award made to officers who have served in the Territorial Army and certain other units for the requisite number of years. Several officers who fought at Arnhem had received this award prior to the battle and others received it subsequently, having satisfied the qualification periods. The Medal, which is oval; bears on its obverse the head of the reigning sovereign, with the usual legend. The inscription \'Territorial Force Efficiency Medal\' appears on the reverse, but from 1921-1922 the word \'Force\' is omitted. In 1930, the medal was superseded by the Efficiency Medal, the only change in its design being, instead of a ring suspender, a bar bearing the work \'Territorial\' was substituted. Close |
Death information | |
Died when | 20-9-1944 |
Died where | Oosterbeek |
Spot | Near Bilderberg sports ground |
Map reference | Unknown |
Burial location | Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands ![]() Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, NetherlandsClose |
Grave number | 6-D-18 |
Graves overview | Graves overview ![]() Close |
Miscellaneous information | |
Personal notes | |
None. | |


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