The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W J Ruck

Private William John RUCK, G/17545, 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 3rd May 1917, age 19.

Born St Marys Maldon, Essex, son of Edward & Ann Ruck, 7 Crown Lane, Maldon, Essex / 78, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

1911 Census - 7 Crown Lane, Maldon, Essex - Edward Ruck, head, age 46, married, timber wharf foreman, worker, born Seven Hampton, Gloucestershire; Annie Ruck, wife, age 52. married 24 years, 5 children, 3 still alive, born Reach, Cambridgeshire; William Ruck, son, age 13, school, born Maldon, Essex.

Enlisted Maldon, Essex, age 19 years & 30 days, height 5ft 9¼ inches, weight 138lbs, slight impediment in speech. Resided 7 Crown Lane, Maldon, Essex. Formerly storekeeper.

Home 1st November 1915 to 20th September 1916; BEF 21st September 1916 to 14th October 1916; Home, 15th October 1916 to 10th Febrauary 1917; BEF 11th February 1917 to 3rd May 1917.

1st November 1915, enlisted; 8th November 1915, posted 12th Battalion, Essex Regiment, Service No.21857; 1st September 1916, transferred 27th Battalion, Training Reserve, Service No.TR/9/8837; 21st September 1916, posted BEF & transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment; 21st September 1916, embarked / disembarked; 21st September 1916, Etaples, 40 Infantry Base Depot; 15th October 1916, 24 General Hospital, poor physique & ????? spine?; 15th October 1916, to England;

15th October 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 28th October 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th February 1917, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th February 1917, embarked; 16th April 1917, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd April 1917, joined Battalion In the Field; 3rd May 1917, posted missing.

23rd January 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, Edward Ruck, 78, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge; Mother, Ann Ruck, 78, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge; Brothers - none; Sisters - Miss C? M Ruck, 12 Church Street, Enfield Town N; Ada A Driver, The Sportsman, Lode Fen, Cambridge.

Commemorated at Arras Memorial, Bay 7, France.

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