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Birmingham [3]

Brentford, Middlesex [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Derbyshire [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Beeston, Leeds [1]

Beeston, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bury, Pulborough, Sussex [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Hicton, Bedfordshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1]

Luton England [1]

Oving, Sussex [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Pulborough, Sussex [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Saint Lukes, London [1]

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [1]

South Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Walston, London [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [121]

Gunner [17]

Driver [16]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commissary [1]

L/Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Sussex Yeomanry [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Auckland Regiment [1]

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

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [183]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [235]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [234]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

India [1]

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People [236] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham [3] Brentford, Middlesex [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Derbyshire [2] Sale Victoria [2] Beeston, Leeds [1] Beeston, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bury, Pulborough, Sussex [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Hicton, Bedfordshire [1] Kensington, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1] Luton England [1] Oving, Sussex [1] Peckham, London [1] Pulborough, Sussex [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Saint Lukes, London [1] Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [1] South Tottenham, Middlesex [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tottenham, London [1] Walston, London [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [121] Gunner [17] Driver [16] Serjeant [11] Corporal [10] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Commissary [1] L/Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Sussex Yeomanry [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Auckland Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [183] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [235] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [234] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8] India [1]

Cyril Ruff

Born 1895

Died 1958

British Army 16362 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 16362 L/Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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John Ruff

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15267 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division HMS Black Prince

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Huskisson Ruff

Born 1884

Died 1929

British Army M2/223080 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Ruff

Born 1890

Died 1970

British Army 65437 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Albert Romeo Ruff

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292382

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Albert Edward Ruff

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70525

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William Harold Ruff

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 17218 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 17218 Private

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Leonard Horatio Ruff

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240230

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Leonard Ruff

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202159 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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James Frederick Ruff

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89154

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Edward Warren Ruff

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135874

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Victor Henry Ruff

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3225

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George Alfred Ruff

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16545

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Frederick Albert Ruff

Died 1917

British Army G/10917 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Ernest Ruff

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 33877 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Shepperson Ruff

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 24693 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Alfred Ruff

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 18494 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army M/353074 Private Army Service Corps

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William T. Ruff

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14550 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 14550 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Walter Ruff

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 15412 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 15412 Acting Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 15412 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Albert Ruff

Died 1916

British Army 19663 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 19663 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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