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Walter Lawson Ruddy
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 11/04/1890 |
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Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: 269 Westmoreland Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Profession: Mail clerk |
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Religion: Baptist |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 489803 |
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Enlistment date: 27/05/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Meetcheele, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While "digging in" just after his Company had reached its objective in an attack West of Passchendaele on the morning of October 30th 1917, he was sniped through the elbow. Shortly afterwards he left his section to make his way to the dressing station, and was later found dead in the Field, apparently having been killed by a shell.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595752 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=3b1e79f8-e320-4030-8250-8bcfbd411d89 |