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Private William RUFFLE, 8514,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Enlisted 23rd June 1915, Maidstone, Kent, age 24, height 5ft 7 inches, resided The Plain Cottages, Marden Beech, Kent. Formerly labourer.

Son of Emily Sargent, The Plain Cottages, Marden Beech, Kent.

Home, 23rd June 1915 to 9th December 1915; Indian Expeditionary Force, 10th December 1915 to 30th March 1916; Home, 31st March 1916 to 20th June 1916.

23rd June 1915, enlisted posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 30th June 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th December 1915, posted Indian Expeditionary Force & 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th April 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment.

20th June 1916, discharged  as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to sickness Silver War Badge issued.