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Neil Ritchie

1897 - 1983

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General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign from November 1941 until he was dismissed in June 1942 after a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Gazala. A 1914 graduate of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Ritchie was commissioned into the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). During the First World War he served on the Western Front, in the Mesopotamian campaign, where he earned the Distinguished Service Order and in the Sinai and Palestine campaign, where he was awarded the Military Cross. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Ritchie is the 1,916th most popular military personnel (down from 1,726th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Guyana (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Neil Ritchie ranks 1,916 out of 2,058. Before him are Guy Simonds, Eddie Rickenbacker, John Abizaid, Franz von Werra, Malik Ambar, and Edmund Kirby Smith. After him are Christy Mathewson, Bakht Khan, Raymond T. Odierno, Arseny Golovko, Franciszek Gągor, and Constand Viljoen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Neil Ritchie ranks 288. Before him are Áron Tamási, James Parrott, Nunnally Johnson, Hans Deppe, Józef Lange, and Aneurin Bevan. After him are Archie Stark, Charles Hartshorne, Diana Karenne, Alma Rubens, Joseph Calleia, and Charles Kingsford Smith. Among people deceased in 1983, Neil Ritchie ranks 239. Before him are Richard Llewellyn, Christopher George, André Chamson, Nina Dumbadze, Antonio Siddi, and Joseph Ruttenberg. After him are Aleksandr Alov, Stefan Skoumal, Lynn Fontanne, Walter Slezak, Pedro Quartucci, and Friedrich Scherfke.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Neil Ritchie ranks 13 out of 24. Before him are Mark Phillips (1961), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Forbes Burnham (1923), Donald Ramotar (1950), and Walter Rodney (1942). After him are Desmond Hoyte (1929), Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), Mark McKoy (1961), and Hamilton Green (1934).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Guyana

Among military personnels born in Guyana, Neil Ritchie ranks 1. 

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