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'''Ritchie Boys Wiki''' is ~~a public~~ roster of soldiers ~~associated with~~ Camp Ritchie military intelligence training in World War II. ~~The starting data comes from~~ a ~~merged class roster and demographics file. Anyone with an account can~~ add ~~biographies~~, photographs, and corrections. ~~Every change is kept in page history and~~ can ~~be rolled back~~.

'''Ritchie Boys Wiki''' is an open roster of soldiers linked to Camp Ritchie military intelligence training in World War II. Start with a name or Army serial number (ASN), then add biography, photographs, and sourced corrections. Anyone can edit text without an account.

[[~~Special~~:~~Search|Search~~ the ~~wiki]] · [[Contribute]] · [[About the data]] · [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes~~]]

''[[Introduction|Secret Heroes: Camp Ritchie and the Making of The Ritchie Boys]]'' — their unique history and demographics.

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=~~= Browse by~~ class ==

[[~~Class 1~~]] · [[~~Class 2~~]] · [[~~Class 3~~]] · [[~~Class 4~~]] · [[~~Class 5~~]] ~~· [[Class 6]] ·~~ [[~~Class 7~~]] · [[~~Class 8~~]] · [[~~Class 9~~]] · [[~~Class 10~~]] · [[~~Class 11~~]] · [[~~Class 12~~]] · [[~~Class 13~~]] · [[Class 14]] · [[Class 15]] · [[Class 16]] · [[Class 17]] · [[Class 18]] · [[Class 19]] · [[Class 20]] · [[Class 21]] · [[Class 22]] · [[Class 23]] · [[Class 24]] · [[Class 25]] · [[Class 26]] · [[Class 27]] · [[Class 28]] · [[Class 29]] · [[Class 30]] · [[Class 31]]

<div class="home-premise-title">Start here</div>

<p>At [[Camp Ritchie]], the Army trained soldiers — many of them immigrants and refugees fluent in the enemy’s languages — for military intelligence in World War II. This wiki is their open roster and memorial.</p>

<p class="home-premise-links">[[Start here|Learn the story or find a relative]] · [[Introduction|Full overview]] · [[By The Numbers]]</p>

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<div class="home-find-title">Find a soldier</div>

<p class="home-find-fallback">[[Special:Search|Open search]] and type a surname or ASN (for example <code>Guy Stern</code> or <code>37413105</code>). Article titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>.</p>

<p class="home-find-hint">Browse by class or letter on [[Contents]]. No match? Try alternate spellings or ASN zeros — see [[Start here#If_the_name_is_not_found|If the name is not found]], or [[Contact Us]].</p>

<p class="home-find-more">[[Contribute]] · [[Contact Us]] · [[Contents|Directory]] · [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] · [[About the data]]</p>

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~~Class pages list soldiers from infobox data after Cargo is rebuilt.~~ [[:~~Category:Soldiers~~]] ~~lists every imported person.~~

[[File:Camp Ritchie castle snow.png|frameless|1000px|alt=Camp Ritchie stone building in snow]]

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== How to help ==

# [[~~Special:CreateAccount~~|~~Create an account~~]]

Looking for a relative? Use [[Start here#Looking for a relative|Start here]]. To improve any page:

# ~~Open~~ a soldier ~~page (titles look like <code>Aach~~, ~~Jack (37401962)</code>)~~

# Search for a soldier, or open one from [[Contents]]

# ~~Add a biography, a sourced correction~~, or a ~~photo~~

# Use '''Edit soldier facts''' for roster fields, or '''Edit''' for biography and sources

# Watch [[Special:RecentChanges]] if you ~~are helping~~ patrol edits

# Log in only if you need to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]]

# Watch [[Special:RecentChanges]] if you help patrol edits

== Featured Ritchie Boys ==

Soldier profiles with fuller biographies — portraits rotate each week from a curated pool (more in [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] and [[The Stories]]):

<div class="home-book-cover">[[File:Quiet Contingent Cartwright.png|140px|link=https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Contingent-Addendum-WWII-Ritchie/dp/B0D2CYL82M/|alt=The Quiet Contingent by J. B. Cartwright]]</div>

<div class="home-book-text">Author J. B. Cartwright compiled ''[https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Contingent-Addendum-WWII-Ritchie/dp/B0D2CYL82M/ The Quiet Contingent: An Addendum on WWII: The Boys of Camp Ritchie]'', with more than 400 biographies drawn from first-hand sources, interviews, and obituaries (paperback and Kindle). It includes well-known Ritchie Boys such as Guy Stern, Paul Fairbrook, Hans Tuch, and Werner Angress, as well as many less-known men whose postwar lives ranged across law, politics, the arts, and intelligence work.</div>

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== Reading ==

More topic pages on [[Contents]] and under Site pages in the sidebar:

* [[Start here]]

* [[Introduction]]

* [[Camp Ritchie]]

* [[The Stories]]

* [[FAQ]]

* [[About]]

~~See~~ [[~~Contribute~~]] ~~for photo upload rules~~ and what ~~not to publish~~.

== Related links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/rbofwwii Ritchie Boys of WWII] (Facebook)

* [http://www.ritchiemuseum.org Ritchie History Museum]

* [https://www.facebook.com/CampRitchieMuseumInc Camp Ritchie Museum] (Facebook)

* [https://www.instagram.com/HistoricFortRitchie/ Historic Fort Ritchie] (Instagram)

* [https://www.youtube.com/@RitchieMuseum Ritchie Museum] (YouTube)

== About the data ==

This wiki combines class-roster fields, research notes, biographies, photographs, and open edits from many sources. Treat pages as a starting point—not finished fact—until you check the Sources on a soldier page. How the material was compiled, what can go wrong, and credit for the Classes 1–31 roster digitization are on [[About the data]].

[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]

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+__NOTOC__
 <div class="home-lead">
-'''Ritchie Boys Wiki''' is a public roster of soldiers associated with Camp Ritchie military intelligence training in World War II. The starting data comes from a merged class roster and demographics file. Anyone with an account can add biographies, photographs, and corrections. Every change is kept in page history and can be rolled back.
+'''Ritchie Boys Wiki''' is an open roster of soldiers linked to Camp Ritchie military intelligence training in World War II. Start with a name or Army serial number (ASN), then add biography, photographs, and sourced corrections. Anyone can edit text without an account.
-[[Special:Search|Search the wiki]] · [[Contribute]] · [[About the data]] · [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]
+''[[Introduction|Secret Heroes: Camp Ritchie and the Making of The Ritchie Boys]]'' — their unique history and demographics.
 </div>
-== Browse by class ==
+<div class="home-premise">
-[[Class 1]] · [[Class 2]] · [[Class 3]] · [[Class 4]] · [[Class 5]] · [[Class 6]] · [[Class 7]] · [[Class 8]] · [[Class 9]] · [[Class 10]] · [[Class 11]] · [[Class 12]] · [[Class 13]] · [[Class 14]] · [[Class 15]] · [[Class 16]] · [[Class 17]] · [[Class 18]] · [[Class 19]] · [[Class 20]] · [[Class 21]] · [[Class 22]] · [[Class 23]] · [[Class 24]] · [[Class 25]] · [[Class 26]] · [[Class 27]] · [[Class 28]] · [[Class 29]] · [[Class 30]] · [[Class 31]]
+<div class="home-premise-title">Start here</div>
+<p>At [[Camp Ritchie]], the Army trained soldiers — many of them immigrants and refugees fluent in the enemy’s languages — for military intelligence in World War II. This wiki is their open roster and memorial.</p>
+<p class="home-premise-links">[[Start here|Learn the story or find a relative]] · [[Introduction|Full overview]] · [[By The Numbers]]</p>
+</div>
+<div class="home-find home-find-slot" data-search-script="/index.php">
+<div class="home-find-title">Find a soldier</div>
+<p class="home-find-fallback">[[Special:Search|Open search]] and type a surname or ASN (for example <code>Guy Stern</code> or <code>37413105</code>). Article titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>.</p>
+<p class="home-find-hint">Browse by class or letter on [[Contents]]. No match? Try alternate spellings or ASN zeros — see [[Start here#If_the_name_is_not_found|If the name is not found]], or [[Contact Us]].</p>
+<p class="home-find-more">[[Contribute]] · [[Contact Us]] · [[Contents|Directory]] · [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] · [[About the data]]</p>
+</div>
-Class pages list soldiers from infobox data after Cargo is rebuilt. [[:Category:Soldiers]] lists every imported person.
+<div class="home-hero-photo">
+[[File:Camp Ritchie castle snow.png|frameless|1000px|alt=Camp Ritchie stone building in snow]]
+</div>
 == How to help ==
-# [[Special:CreateAccount|Create an account]]
+Looking for a relative? Use [[Start here#Looking for a relative|Start here]]. To improve any page:
-# Open a soldier page (titles look like <code>Aach, Jack (37401962)</code>)
+# Search for a soldier, or open one from [[Contents]]
-# Add a biography, a sourced correction, or a photo
+# Use '''Edit soldier facts''' for roster fields, or '''Edit''' for biography and sources
-# Watch [[Special:RecentChanges]] if you are helping patrol edits
+# Log in only if you need to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]]
+# Watch [[Special:RecentChanges]] if you help patrol edits
+== Featured Ritchie Boys ==
+Soldier profiles with fuller biographies — portraits rotate each week from a curated pool (more in [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] and [[The Stories]]):
+{{Featured soldiers}}
+<div class="home-book">
+<div class="home-book-cover">[[File:Quiet Contingent Cartwright.png|140px|link=https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Contingent-Addendum-WWII-Ritchie/dp/B0D2CYL82M/|alt=The Quiet Contingent by J. B. Cartwright]]</div>
+<div class="home-book-text">Author J. B. Cartwright compiled ''[https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Contingent-Addendum-WWII-Ritchie/dp/B0D2CYL82M/ The Quiet Contingent: An Addendum on WWII: The Boys of Camp Ritchie]'', with more than 400 biographies drawn from first-hand sources, interviews, and obituaries (paperback and Kindle). It includes well-known Ritchie Boys such as Guy Stern, Paul Fairbrook, Hans Tuch, and Werner Angress, as well as many less-known men whose postwar lives ranged across law, politics, the arts, and intelligence work.</div>
+</div>
+== Reading ==
+More topic pages on [[Contents]] and under Site pages in the sidebar:
+* [[Start here]]
+* [[Introduction]]
+* [[Camp Ritchie]]
+* [[The Stories]]
+* [[FAQ]]
+* [[About]]
-See [[Contribute]] for photo upload rules and what not to publish.
+== Related links ==
+* [https://www.facebook.com/rbofwwii Ritchie Boys of WWII] (Facebook)
+* [http://www.ritchiemuseum.org Ritchie History Museum]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/CampRitchieMuseumInc Camp Ritchie Museum] (Facebook)
+* [https://www.instagram.com/HistoricFortRitchie/ Historic Fort Ritchie] (Instagram)
+* [https://www.youtube.com/@RitchieMuseum Ritchie Museum] (YouTube)
+== About the data ==
+This wiki combines class-roster fields, research notes, biographies, photographs, and open edits from many sources. Treat pages as a starting point—not finished fact—until you check the Sources on a soldier page. How the material was compiled, what can go wrong, and credit for the Classes 1–31 roster digitization are on [[About the data]].
 [[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]