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John Muddle was born in Maidstone in 1860 and attested for the 50th Regiment of Foot in his hometown on 4 March 1878. Raised Lance Corporal at Edinburgh on 3 August 1878, he transferred as Corporal to Colchester the following year and was raised Sergeant on 1 April 1881. Sent to Egypt from 3 August 1882 to 11 October 1882, he returned home via Cyprus and was appointed to the Royal Military College on 8 January 1891. Raised Staff Sergeant that same day, Muddle’s valuable work with the Staff of the Army was later recognised with the award of the M.S.M.; he died at the age of 92 of myocardial degeneration in the sub-district of Frimley and Egham in 1952.
