Also Served: Richard Ruffy Heap - Richard Ruffy HEAP
110 Warrington Road, Prescot Stoker, Royal Navy 
Richard Ruffy Heap was born in Prescot on 15th October 1895, the eldest son of Richard and Alice Heap. The 1911 census showed him to be working as a General Labourer at the Wire Works.
He joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker on 21st November 1914 and was stationed at Portsmouth until April 1915 when he was posted to HMS “Columbine”. He also served on HMS “Osiris” ,”Edgar” and “Odin” before being invalided out of the service on 30th August 1917 suffering from Epilepsy.
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