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Maidstone, Kent [5]

Richmond, Surrey [4]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bromyard, Herefordshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Grosmon, Monmouth [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mersham, Ashford, Kent [1]

Monmouth [1]

North Woolwich, Essex [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Rochester Victoria [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

St Johns Vicarage, Mardens Hill, Motts Hill, Withyham, Sussex [1]

Surrey [1]

Tooting, London [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [10]

Captain [7]

Driver [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major General [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

ALIAS [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Plumber [1]

Plumbers Mate [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

London Regiment [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Indian Army [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

54th Sikhs [1]

7th Divisional Signals [1]

95th Infantry [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Church Army [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Depot Royal Fusiliers [1]

Divisional Cyclist Company [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General List [1]

Service

British Army [150]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [192]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [189]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [193] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [5] Richmond, Surrey [4] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bromyard, Herefordshire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Fulham, London [1] Grosmon, Monmouth [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mersham, Ashford, Kent [1] Monmouth [1] North Woolwich, Essex [1] Plumstead, London [1] Rochester Victoria [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] St Johns Vicarage, Mardens Hill, Motts Hill, Withyham, Sussex [1] Surrey [1] Tooting, London [1] Walworth, London [1] Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [74] Gunner [14] Corporal [12] Sapper [10] Captain [7] Driver [7] Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major General [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] ALIAS [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Plumber [1] Plumbers Mate [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] London Regiment [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Indian Army [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 54th Sikhs [1] 7th Divisional Signals [1] 95th Infantry [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Church Army [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Depot Royal Fusiliers [1] Divisional Cyclist Company [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General List [1]

Service

British Army [150] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [192] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [189] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Charles Ruck

Died 1915

British Army 8282 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8282 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Egerton Ruck

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army Major Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Ruck

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118023

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Sydney Robert Ruck

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 2681 Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2681 Acting Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2681 Corporal Acting Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment

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Albert Edmund Ruck

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404244

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Ernest Walter Ruck

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army G/24733 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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John Arthur Ruck

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army British Red Cross Society

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Cecil Percy Ruck

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284738

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Laurence Humphrey Ruck

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Cecil George Ruck

Born 1890

Died 1958

British Army Chaplain to the Forces Army Chaplain's Department 4th

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Harry William Ruck

Born 1893

Died 1968

British Army 45976 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Frederick Ruck

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army 240245 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Cameron John Ruck

Died 1916

British Army 9886 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 21452 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 21452 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Wilfred George Ruck

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 19201 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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George H Ruck

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3669 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 3669 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Francis C. Ruck

Died 1916

British Army 21492 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Arthur J. Ruck

Died 1917

British Army 8763 Private London Regiment

British Army 204392 Private London Regiment

British Army 204392 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Sydney Kenneth Ruck

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119246

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Lewis John Ruck

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70855

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Frank George Ruck

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406657

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406657 Private Canadian Infantry

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