Profile image
Military service
Service number:
1703
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Birth:
October 2, 1896
Seal Cove
Enlistment:
July 14, 1915
St. John's
Death:
December 3, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of John Ricketts, of Middle Arm, White Bay.
Brother of Thomas Ricketts who earned a Victoria Cross for action during the First World War.
Digital gallery of Private George Ricketts
-
Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
-
Entrance
-
Inscription on Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
Digital gallery of
Private George Ricketts
Digital gallery of
Private George Ricketts
Digital gallery of
Private George Ricketts
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 106 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.