Name
William Ralph Ruxton
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/11/1914
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
9194
5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse)
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ROOIDAM FARM CEMETERY, UPINGTON
South Africa
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 7 Sep 1895 in Johannesburg, South Africa son of Charles Harcourt Vernon and Lauvetta Eliza (Daly-Cocking) Ruxton. Educated at Haileybury College 1909–12. Worked for the Victoria Falls Power Company in Johannesburg. Joined the South African Defence Force in 1913. He was unmarried.
Wartime Service
On the outbreak of war, he enlisted in the Imperial Light Horse in Aug 1914 and was promoted to Lance Corporal in Sep. He was killed in action against the rebellion in the Northern Cape.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
