| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0556 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Ruggles, Charles George |
| Place made | Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/879 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Ruggles, Charles George (Private, b.? - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 2083 Private Charles George Ruggles, 5 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of six letters written by Private Charles Ruggles to his family.
History / Summary
2083 Private Charles George Ruggles, 5 Battalion, AIF, who on 25 July 1916 was killed in a bomb fight at Pozieres. Other biographical details concerning him are: farmer of Camperdown, Victoria; born Elstree, Herts, England; educated at St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Grammar School, London; became a gas engineer; served with the Bedfordshire Yeomanry; left for Australia when 21 years old; joined the AIF on 3 March 1915; age at time of death, 26.