Captain George Lee Ritchie
OBE (1959) MB ChB (Aberd 1937) DPH (1939) DTMH (Eng 1954) DIH (1955)
30 Aug 1914 [London] – Oct 1998 [Somerset]
Service Record
28 Sep 1939 Short Service Commission Lieutenant RAMC.
10 Nov 1939 Acting Major RAMC.
28 Sep 1940 Captain RAMC.
1941–1943 Served with the Middle East Land Force.
1943–1946 Served with the Central Mediterranean Force.
9 June 1943 Took over command of No 57 Field Hygiene Section from Major R Bennett.
1944–1946 Assistant Director of Hygiene HQ 1 and 2 Div.
28 Sep 1944 Permanent Regular Army Commission Captain RAMC.
6 Feb 1945 War Substantive Major RAMC.
28 Sep 1947 Major RAMC.
1947–1949 Seconded to the Ministry of Food East Africa.
6 Nov 1944 Acting Lieutenant Colonel RAMC.
1951–1954 Served with the Far East Land Force.
1956–1958 Served at the Army School of Health.
14 Aug 1957 Lieutenant Colonel RAMC.
1958–1960 Assistant Director of Army Health HQ 17 Gurkha Div.
1960–1961 Assistant Professor of Army Health Royal Army Medical College Millbank.
3 Aug 1961 Retired.
Bibliography
- Entry No: 1748. Drew R, 1968. Commissioned Officers in the Medical Services of the British Army 1660–1960, Vol II Roll of Officers in the RAMC 1898–1960 London, Wellcome Historical Library.