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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Ritchie has received more than 206,699 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Ritchie is the 1,725th most popular military personnel (down from 1,456th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Guyana (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Neil Ritchie ranks 1,725 out of 2,058. Before him are Frederick Browning, Estácio de Sá, Bartolina Sisa, Friedrich von Scholtz, Fernand de Langle de Cary, and Philippicus. After him are Dmitry Lavrinenko, John Benbow, Alexander Gorbatov, Solomon, Oleksii Arestovych, and Pyotr Gavrilov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Neil Ritchie ranks 219. Before him are Johannes Winkler, Jimmie Rodgers, Roman Vishniac, Max Newman, Jacob Bjerknes, and Choʻlpon. After him are Diego Abad de Santillán, Erik Malmberg, Pixinguinha, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Alma Rubens, and George Murdock. Among people deceased in 1983, Neil Ritchie ranks 159. Before him are Clemens Holzmeister, Bep Voskuijl, Sven Jacobsson, Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, Burrill Bernard Crohn, and George O. Abell. After him are Diego Abad de Santillán, Gyula Illyés, Marguerite Broquedis, Chabuca Granda, Gyula Lázár, and Mordecai Kaplan.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Neil Ritchie ranks 9 out of 24. Before him are Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Eddy Grant (1948), CCH Pounder (1952), Donald Ramotar (1950), and Desmond Hoyte (1929). After him are Forbes Burnham (1923), Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Mark Phillips (1961), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Walter Rodney (1942).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Guyana

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

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