We remember Ernest Otto Rietchel

We remember Ernest Otto Rietchel

Profile picture for Ernest Otto Rietchel

Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth London United Kingdom Source:6128007 20th September 1885
1914
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 30th Battalion Source:9621165 1914 - 1915
1914
employment Rancher Prince Rupert, British Columbia Canada Source:9652041 14th November 1914
1914
service Other Empire Force 68th Prince Rupert Light Infantry Source:9652041 14th November 1914
1917
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Source:9641628 20th February 1917
1917
hospitalisation Wounded in the leg during the battle of Vimy Ridge. Hospital/Institution Source:9621101 9th April 1917
1917
hospitalisation Wounds worse than first reported, wounded in both legs. Hospital/Institution Source:9621165 27th April 1917
1918
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Acting Captain Manitoba Regiment Source:9641519 7th April 1918
1918
dates Age 33 Source:7655467 16th August 1918
1918
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 77169 Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 16th Battalion Source:9651857 16th August 1918
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:7655467
employment Police RNW Mounted Police Canada Source:9652041
marriage Marian Rietchel Source:7655467
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 77169 Source:6128007
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Scottish 16th Source:7655467
location 4587, 7th Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada their own address Source:7655467
1918
death Killed in Action The records of the 16th Canadian Scottish show that he died leading his men from a trench to rescue a patrol. Somme France Source:7655467 16th August 1918
burial Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial France Plot 2 E 16 Source:7655467

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ernest Otto
Initials EO
Last Name Rietchel
Source 6128007
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
4587, 7th Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada their own address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 77169
Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Scottish 16th Captain
Canadian Expeditionary Force Manitoba Regiment Acting Captain
Canadian Expeditionary Force 30th Battalion Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant
Canadian Expeditionary Force 77169 Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 16th Battalion Captain
Other Empire Force 68th Prince Rupert Light Infantry
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Marian Rietchel wife
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Medium Grey Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-11-14 6'0"

Media

Communities

Communities

This person is not linked to any communities.

Evidence

Evidence

IWM is not responsible for the content of external websites. Please note that some sources will require payment to view.

Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Christopher2894

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Supplement to The London Gazette 25 May 1918 - 6159 Christopher2894
London Gazette 20th February 1917 Christopher2894
Canadian Virtual War Memorial Christopher2894
Brave Battalion: The Remarkable Saga of the 16th Battalion Christopher2894

Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
Newspaper Clipping from the Daily Colonist Christopher2894
Newspaper clipping from the Daily Colonist Christopher2894
Ernest Otto Rietchel as a Corporal Christopher2894
Attestation Papers for Ernst Otto Rietchel -Page 1 Christopher2894
Attestation Papers for Ernst Otto Rietchel -Page 2 Christopher2894

Stories

We remember Ernest Otto Rietchel

Also remembered by 1 person