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RUFFIN, Cornelius Robert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1237 |
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Enlisted: | 9 October 1914, Claremont, Tas. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wynyard, Tas., 1894 |
Home Town: | Wynyard, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | 6 November 1973, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1237, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1237, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1237, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard RUFFIN of Wynyard, Tas.
Accused of sleeping at his post while acting as Sentinel on Active Service.
Sentenced to life imprisonment - reduced to 5 years with consideration every 3 months 04 August 1915