RUDDLE, William
(Service number 21888)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13 December 1889 | Place of Birth | Kilfinny, Co Limerick, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 3 March 1916 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | P. O., Levels, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs M. RUDDLE (mother), Kilfinny, County Limerick, Ireland; M. F. Burnes (friend), Levels, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 16th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 20 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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Death
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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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