Sgt. Ian Richard Victor Ruff (1915-1943)

Sgt. Ian Richard Victor Ruff

Birth

6 Oct 1915

Ōpōtiki, Ōpōtiki District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Death

13 Jun 1943 (aged 27)

Netherlands

Burial

Nes General Cemetery

Nes, Ameland Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands Show Map

Plot

Plot D. Row 13. Grave 9

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Service Number: RNZAF 411046
Military Base: East Wretham, Norfolk
Unit: 115 Squadron
Command: Bomber Cmnd
Ship: Lancaster Ii
Occupation: Pilot
Casualty: Killed in action
Residence Place: Ōpōtiki, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
Burial Place: Ameland (Nes) General Cemetery, Netherlands
Notes: Shot Down By A Night Fighter Into the Waddenzee About 10 Miles East of Texel During A Raid on Bochum

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Frederick Gordon Whitman Augustus "Fred" Ruff

1921–1988

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