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Walter Trueman Ruggles

In memory of:

Captain Walter Trueman Ruggles

February 4, 1919

Military Service


Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

85th Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Lenfest and Laura Elizabeth Ruggles, of Bridgetown, Annapolis Co.,

Commemorated on Page 542 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL (WOODLAWN) CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

N.S. L. 69.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail December 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Walter Trueman Ruggles– Wounded June 19, 1917 at Lens. Rejoined September 13, 1917.  Award: Mentioned in Dispatches, April 7, 1918.
Died of wounds in early February, 1919, in Canada. Image cropped from a vintage outdoor group portrait of original officers of the 85th Battalion, CEF, circa October 1916-February 1917.
  • Group Photo– In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1.

Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Image– In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1.

Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Crest– In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1.

Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Grave marker

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