Roll of Honour Clancy Vernon Ruffels

Service number 3333
Rank Trooper
Unit 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 12 October 1918
Place of Death Jerusalem, Palestine
Cause of Death Illness (Malaria)
Age at Death 19
Place of Association Forest, Tasmania, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Location on the Roll of Honour

Clancy Vernon Ruffels's name is located at panel 4 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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Roll of Honour circular

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Personal Service Records

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War Graves

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Roll of Honour name projection

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