Ruston Edward Walter Major 451 Battery - Revision history

70bgadmin at 13:59, 19 March 2021

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	\|Date of birth=1/8/1915 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.		\|Date of birth=1/8/1915 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
	\|Age=99 at the time of his death.		\|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. Posted 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Artillery. From an Emergency Commission he was commissioned as a Lieutenant 21/9/1946, but with seniority from 3/6/1940. Remained in the Army until 1958.
	\|Company/Battery=451 Battery.		\|Company/Battery=451 Battery.
	\|Task or role=Battery Captain. Battery Commander from 22/5/1942.		\|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.		\|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940. War Substantive Captain. Captain 21/9/1946. Major.
	\|Wounded=Yes, ~~atWalcheren~~, Aller, Elbe.		\|Wounded=Yes, at Walcheren, Aller, Elbe. Date not yet confirmed.
	\|Prisoner of War=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.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 30/12/2014 aged 99.

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	\|Joined Brigade=1942		\|Joined Brigade=1942
	\|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940. War Substantive Captain. Captain 21/9/1946. Major.		\|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940. War Substantive Captain. Captain 21/9/1946. Major.
	\|Wounded=~~Not as far as is known~~.		\|Wounded=Yes, atWalcheren, Aller, Elbe.
	\|Prisoner of War=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.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 30/12/2014 aged 99.

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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.
	\|Age=		\|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.		\|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.
	\|Image Name=Ruston_3179850c.jpg		\|Image Name=Ruston_3179850c.jpg
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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

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

70bgadmin at 09:49, 28 May 2018

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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.		\|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.		\|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940. War Substantive Captain. Captain 21/9/1946. Major.
	\|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.

70bgadmin at 11:11, 10 October 2017

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	\|Date of birth=1/8/1915 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.		\|Date of birth=1/8/1915 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
	\|Age=		\|Age=
	\|Unit=~~Joied~~ Royal Artillery in 1934. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant 3/6/1940, 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Artillery.		\|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.		\|Task or role=Battery Captain.
	\|Joined Brigade=1942		\|Joined Brigade=1942
	\|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940. War Substantive Captain. Major.		\|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940. War Substantive Captain. Captain 21/9/1946, Major.
	\|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.

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|Rank=Major
|Decorations=Military Cross (see Obituary for details of citation).
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|Age=
|Unit=Joied Royal Artillery in 1934. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant 3/6/1940, 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Artillery.
|Company/Battery=451 Battery.
|Task or role=Battery Captain.
|Joined Brigade=1942
|Promotions=Lieutenant 20/7/1940. War Substantive Captain. 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.
|Image Name=Ruston_3179850c.jpg
|Image Title=Major Ted Ruston 1 Mountain Regiment
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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