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RUDDLE, William
(Service number 21888)

Aliases Recorded as RUNDLE on Cenotaph Database
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Birth

Date 13/12/1889 Place of Birth Kilfinny, Co Limerick, Ireland

Enlistment Information

Date 3 March 1916 Age
Address at Enlistment P. O., Levels, Timaru
Occupation Farm hand
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs M. RUDDLE (mother), Kilfinny, County Limerick, Ireland; M. F. Burnes (friend), Levels, Timaru
Religion Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 16th Reinforcements, J Company
Date 20 August 1916
Transport Navua
Embarked From Destination Devonport, Devon, England
Other Units Served With
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Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

Date 27 December 1917 Reason Discharged as a Deserter.

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Biographical Notes

William Ruddle was the son of Mary Ruddle, of Kilfinny, County Limerick, Ireland; In 1901 12 year old William was a scholar at home with his widowed mother, four brothers and three sisters. And in 1911 the family, including 21 year old William, a farmers' son, was still at Kilfinny. At the time of enlisting, William Ruddle was a farm hand for Mr C. N. Orbell, at Levels. In 1920 William is found entering the USA.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 September 2017]; 1901 & 1911 census returns Ireland (National Archives Ireland per ancestry.com.au) [10 September 2017]; 1930 census Illinois USA (ancestry.com.au) [10 September 2017]; Timaru Herald, 22 July 1916

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