1886 May 13 born Kintore, Aberdeenshire
1891 his father Walter Irving Leggatt and mother Margaret Leggatt died in Kintore on an Ancestry Tree, but nothing to confirm it in ScotlandsPeopple
1891 census. He is a boarder at a house in Kentore, Aberdeen
| Household Members | Age | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Ruist | 30 | Head |
| Charlotte Ruist | 30 | Wife |
| Walter Ruist | 1 | Son |
| William Ruist | 83 | Father |
| Alexander Legget | 4 | Boarder |
| James Duffus | 1 | Boarder |
1907 Oct 30 enlisted in RN
1909 Married Julia Ogilvie in Aberdeen
1911 census on HMS Ocean -Canopus-class battleship ; Stoker Engine Room. In Gillingham, Kent
1916 his wife Julia Ogilvie died in Aberdeenshire
1919 Nov 29 Demobbed
1921 Oct 28 enlisted with RIC no 83098. Fireman & ex-Sailor
1922 Jun Married in Woolwich, Kent to Phoebe Phillips
1954 Nov 5, Died Aberdeen