Miss Doreen ASHBURNHAM-RUFFNER, GC
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: 11 year old Schoolgirl (later Mrs Ashburnham-Ruffner)
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Date and Place of Birth: 13th May 1905, Ashburnham Hall, Sussex
Family: Grand daughter of Sir Anchitel Ashburnham of Broomham, Sussex. Daughter of Lawrence ‘Tufty’ Ashburnham. Married in February 1945 Sydney Jackson Ruffner (Burke's Peerage). Had one daughter Djinn. Mother was Rosalie Winifred Nee Barnard (Burke's Peerage).
Early Life: Lived on Vancouver Island
Date and Place of GC Action: 23rd September 1916, Vancouver Island, Canada
The London Gazette: 21st December 1917