2003.37.12
Description
- Media Type / Médias
- Image
- Item Type / Type d'élément
- Images, Electronic
- Description / Description
- - original presentation box for Military Cross awarded to Ritchie Grainger
- rectangular with rounded bottom, navy with gold crown and border printed on front; hinged lid; off-white satin and velvet lining
- Ritchie McVean Grainger (Sept 19, 1912 - July 6, 1975) was born in Chatham, the son of Frederick Grainger and Clara Ritchie. On Dec. 12, 1931 he married Doris Ada Nicholls (Jan 17, 1913 - Feb 26, 1976) and they had one daughetr, Patricia Ann (July 9, 1932 - June 7, 2002). Ritchie worked at International Harvester for 31 years, retiring in 1973. He served with the Canadian Army Infantry Corps during WWII and was awarded the Military Cross while commanding 17 Platoon, North Nova Scotia Highlanders on Sept. 18, 1944 at Chemin Vert. He was a member of St. Andrew's Church, the Officer's Mess at the Armouries, and Branch 28 and Branch 431 Royal Canadian Legion. He is buried in Ward I Lot 207 Maple Leaf Cemetery.
- note: cross in image is a reproduction
- 1945
- 1.6cm H / 13.4cm L
Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 024 - Date of Publication
- 1945
- Collection
- Chatham Kent Museum
- Copyright Statement / Déclaration de droit d'auteur
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original / Emplacement de l'original
- Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 024 - Terms of Use / Conditions d'utilisation
- Copies are provided for research and private study only. Permission to use images in any other way including, but not limited to, publication, exhibition, film, video or TV broadcast, or on any CD or website, must be obtained in writing from an authorized representative of the Chatham-Kent Museum prior to use. This applies to low-resolution copies downloaded from this site at no cost and to high resolution copies.
- Contact / Contacter
- Chatham-Kent MuseumEmail:ckcccmuseum@chatham-kent.ca
Website:
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Chatham, ON N7M 4L4
519-360-1998
