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Pte. Frederick James Rigden
British Army 5th Btn. East Kent Regiment

Frederick Rigden joined the Buffs in December 1915 and was sent to Mesopotamia in August 1916 to be part of the Indian Expeditionary Force. He was invalided out with Splenic Anemia upon arrival in Basra, Iraq, most likely having contracted in illness en route in India. Due to this illness, he was declared unfit for service and medically discharged in November 1917.

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