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|Decorations=Military Cross (see Obituary for details of citation).
 
|Decorations=Military Cross (see Obituary for details of citation).
 
|Date of birth=1/8/1915 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
 
|Date of birth=1/8/1915 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
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|Age=99 at the time of his death.
 
|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.
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|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.
|Died/Killed in action=30/12/2014 aged 99.
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|Died/Killed in action=Died 30/12/2014 aged 99.
 
|Home address=Father seems to have been a Solicitor in Chatteris.  Married Cathy Whatoff 1944.  Emigrated to Australia 1994.
 
|Home address=Father seems to have been a Solicitor in Chatteris.  Married Cathy Whatoff 1944.  Emigrated to Australia 1994.
 
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To read Major Ruston's Obituary please see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11374900/Major-Ted_Ruston-soldier-obituary.html
 
To read Major Ruston's Obituary please see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11374900/Major-Ted_Ruston-soldier-obituary.html
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We are also grateful to Major Ruston's son, John, for additional photographs featuring the Battery.

Revision as of 12:41, 9 February 2021

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 99 at the time of his death.
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 Died 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

We are also grateful to Major Ruston's son, John, for additional photographs featuring the Battery.