We remember Horace Ruffett

We remember Horace Ruffett

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Timeline

Timeline

1874
sibling Willis George Ruffett Source:9205934 1874
1876
sibling Fred Ruffett Source:9205980 25th May 1876
1878
sibling Bertram Jabez Ruffett - Died Aged Nineteen - Source:9205942 1878
1885
sibling Edmund Charles Henry Ruffett Source:9205988 21st April 1885
1888
sibling Ernest Ruffett Source:9205998 6th March 1888
1891
birth Ashridge Park, Parish of Ivinghoe United Kingdom Source:9205655 Source:9205430 1st October 1891
1894
education From an Infant to Standard 6, aged 12, leaving with a Certificate of Proficiency. Little Gaddesden School Little Gaddesden United Kingdom Source:9362822 2nd October 1894 - 23rd October 1903
1901
dates Age 9 Source:9205430 31st March 1901
1901
location 41 Ringshall, Ashridge Park United Kingdom parents address Source:9205430 31st March 1901
1911
dates Age 19 Source:9205434 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Apprentice Carpenter and Joiner Earl Brownlow The Ashridge Estate United Kingdom Source:9205434 2nd April 1911
1911
location 20 Little Gaddesden United Kingdom parents address Source:9205434 2nd April 1911
1914
enlistment United Kingdom Source:9205486 August 1914
1914
service British Army Corporal 1854 Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:9205546 6th November 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9205486 6th November 1914
1918
commission Temporary Source:9205692 20th March 1918
1918
service British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 18th Battalion (London Irish Rifles) Source:9205692 20th March 1918
1918
service British Army Captain London Regiment 18th Battalion (London Irish Rifles) Source:9206180 2nd August 1918
1919
marriage Lily Hoar Source:9205446 8th January 1919 - 1951
1919
location 53 Regent Street, Watford United Kingdom their own address Source:9205655 1919
1919
discharge Source:9205486 November 1919
1921
children Bertram George Ruffett Source:9205688 12th January 1921
1939
employment Handicraft Teacher Watford United Kingdom Source:9205655 29th September 1939
1954
marriage Gladys Matilda Whitman Source:9205688 1954 - 18th January 1959
1959
location 24 Osborne Avenue, Kings Langley, Herts United Kingdom their own address Source:9205688 17th January 1959
1959
dates Age 67 Source:9205688 18th January 1959
service British Army Corporal 265169 Bedfordshire Regiment Source:9206153
1959
death Not War Related He died of a heart attack. St Paul's Hospital, Hemel Hempstead United Kingdom Source:9205688 Source:9206011 18th January 1959

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Horace
Initials H
Last Name Ruffett
Source 3852696
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
20 Little Gaddesden United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
24 Osborne Avenue, Kings Langley, Herts United Kingdom their own address known 17th January 1959
41 Ringshall, Ashridge Park United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
53 Regent Street, Watford United Kingdom their own address 1919
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1854 Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion Corporal
British Army 265169 Bedfordshire Regiment Corporal
British Army London Regiment 18th Battalion (London Irish Rifles) Second Lieutenant
British Army London Regiment 18th Battalion (London Irish Rifles) Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Bertram George Ruffett son 12th January 1921
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Ruffett mother
Charles Ruffett father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Willis George Ruffett brother 1874
Fred Ruffett brother 25th May 1876
Bertram Jabez Ruffett - died aged nineteen - brother 1878
Edmund Charles Henry Ruffett brother 21st April 1885
Ernest Ruffett brother 6th March 1888
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lily Hoar wife 8th January 1919
Gladys Matilda Whitman wife 1954
Religion
DateReligionSource
1892-01-01 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Evidence

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Official Records

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jane31029
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jane31029
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jane31029
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jane31029
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jane31029

External Evidence

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Medal Roll Index Card image Jane31029
National Roll of the Great War Jane31029
Medal and Award Roll 1914 Star Jane31029
1919 Electoral Register Absent NM Voter 53 Regent Street Watford Jane31029
1920 Electoral Register 53 Regent Street Watford Jane31029
1939 Register entry Horace Ruffett and family Jane31029
National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) Jane31029
Supplement to the London Gazette 20th March 1918. Jane31029
1939 Register entry Brother Fred Jane31029
1939 Register entry Brother Edmund Jane31029
1939 Register entry Brother Ernest Jane31029
The London Gunners Come to Town Jane31029
The Little Gaddesden Parish Diary Jane31029
The Ashridge Estate and Little Gaddesden 1915 - 1955 Jane31029
Marriage to Lily Hoar Jane31029
Baptism of Horace Ruffett Jane31029
Medal Roll Index Card image Horace Ruffitt Jane31029
Supplement to the London Gazette 17th October 1918 Jane31029
Supplement to the London Gazette 23rd September 1919 Jane31029
A Century Remembered Jane31029
Little Gaddesden School Log Books 1887 – 1906 Jane31029

Multimedia

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The Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour Jane31029
School House and Nos 20 – 23 Little Gaddesden Jane31029
40 & 41 Ashridge Park, now Witches Hollow Jane31029
Hertfordshire Regiment WW1 Cap Badge Jane31029
1914 Star with Clasp, Br War Medal, Victory Medal Jane31029
18th London Regt. WW1 Cap Badge Jane31029
Training at Bury St Edmunds Jane31029

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