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|Unit=Joined Royal Artillery in 1934.  Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant 3/6/1940.  From an Emergency Commission he was commissioned as a Lieutenant 21/9/1946, but with seniority from 3/6/1940 Posted 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Remained in the Army until 1958.
 
|Unit=Joined Royal Artillery in 1934.  Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant 3/6/1940.  From an Emergency Commission he was commissioned as a Lieutenant 21/9/1946, but with seniority from 3/6/1940 Posted 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Remained in the Army until 1958.
 
|Company/Battery=451 Battery.
 
|Company/Battery=451 Battery.
|Task or role=Battery Captain.
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|Task or role=Battery Captain.  Battery Commander from 22/5/1942.
 
|Joined Brigade=1942
 
|Joined Brigade=1942
|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940.  War Substantive Captain.  Captain 21/9/1946, Major.
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|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940.  War Substantive Captain.  Captain 21/9/1946Major.
 
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
 
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
 
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
 
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.

Revision as of 09:49, 28 May 2018

Personnel Entry

Major Ted Ruston 1 Mountain Regiment
Major Ted Ruston 1 Mountain Regiment

Name Ruston Edward (Ted) Walter
Army number 140218
Rank Major
Decorations Military Cross (see Obituary for details of citation).
Date of birth 1/8/1915 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
Age
Unit Joined Royal Artillery in 1934. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant 3/6/1940. From an Emergency Commission he was commissioned as a Lieutenant 21/9/1946, but with seniority from 3/6/1940 Posted 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Artillery. Remained in the Army until 1958.
Company/Battery 451 Battery.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Battery Captain. Battery Commander from 22/5/1942.
Joined Brigade 1942
Promotions Lieutenant 20/7/1940. War Substantive Captain. Captain 21/9/1946. Major.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action 30/12/2014 aged 99.
Home address Father seems to have been a Solicitor in Chatteris. Married Cathy Whatoff 1944. Emigrated to Australia 1994.
Source table


To read Major Ruston's Obituary please see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11374900/Major-Ted_Ruston-soldier-obituary.html