Richard Kenneth Ruddy

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit at enlistment:

C.F.A.

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Farringdon Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Commemorated at:

Park Baptist Church

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

40 Dufferin Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

40 Dufferin Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Student

Employer:

Royal Military College

Religious denominations:

Baptist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX March 16, 1987

RUDDY, Richard Kenneth – Peacefully, after a lengthy illness at Parkwood Veteran’s Hospital, London, on Monday, March 16, 1987, Richard Kenneth Ruddy, in his 88th year; beloved husband of Mary Leeming; dear father of Richard (Dick), Tom and John; fondly remembered by his daughters-in-law, Margaret, Frances, Tina and Linda; much loved by nine grandchildren; predeceased by a brother, Tom and a sister, Eva. Mr. Ruddy was a member of Farringdon Independent Church, was a former member of Park Baptist Church and the Rotary Club of Brantford. Major Ruddy served with the Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles in both World Wars and was a graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston. He was a retired paint manufacturers. Friends will be received at the Becket Glaves Family Funeral Centre, 88 Brant Avenue, on Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service in the chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Interment Farringdon Burial Ground.