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Birling, Kent [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Islington, London [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Arbroath, Scotland [1]

Armadale New South Wales [1]

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Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bishop Stratford, Essex [1]

Boort Victoria [1]

Bromley, Kent. [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Essex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gateshead [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hilgay [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Holloway, Islington [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kent [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Methwold, Norfolk [1]

Mount Direction Tasmania [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newington, Surrey [1]

North Walsham, Norfolk [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [185]

Corporal [22]

Gunner [22]

Serjeant [17]

Driver [16]

Sapper [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Observational duties [1]

On attachment to R.A.F. from R.N. [1]

Private (Lance Corporal) [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Saddler Driver [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Engineers [27]

Labour Corps [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [309]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

R [417]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [414]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Birling, Kent [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Islington, London [2] Limehouse, London [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Arbroath, Scotland [1] Armadale New South Wales [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bedford England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bishop Stratford, Essex [1] Boort Victoria [1] Bromley, Kent. [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Essex [1] Fulham, London [1] Gateshead [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hilgay [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Holloway, Islington [1] Holloway, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kent [1] Lewisham, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Methwold, Norfolk [1] Mount Direction Tasmania [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newington, Surrey [1] North Walsham, Norfolk [1] Peckham, London [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [185] Corporal [22] Gunner [22] Serjeant [17] Driver [16] Sapper [12] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Observational duties [1] On attachment to R.A.F. from R.N. [1] Private (Lance Corporal) [1] Private 1st Class [1] Saddler Driver [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Signal Boy [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Engineers [27] Labour Corps [21] Army Service Corps [19] London Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Norfolk Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Essex Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [309] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Australian Imperial Force [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

R [417] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [414] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Thomas Cutler Rust

Born 1874

Died 1937

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 17th Battalion

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Arthur Ambrose Stanley Rust

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 28329 Private Suffolk Regiment 15th Battalion

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Archibald Cable Rust

Born 1880

Died 1937

Royal Navy F30762

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230762 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230762 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Henry Thew Rust

Born 1900

Died 1942

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Ronald Harry Rust

Born 1882

Died 1965

British Army C/1145.3 Private Inns of Court O.T.C.

British Army C/1145.3 Lance Corporal Inns of Court O.T.C.

British Army C/1145.3 Cadet Royal Garrison Artillery Cadet School

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Edward Gregson Rust

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1830 Private Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Cerril Rust

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34567

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Henry John Rust

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313887

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William Rust

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 15517 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Robert William Michael Rust

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276144

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John Glendenning Rust

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167658

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Walter Rust

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 106881 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 99671 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 99671 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Bn.

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Burham Allen Rust

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220955

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Archibald Cable Rust

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230762

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George Albert Rust

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246792

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Philip Rust

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2617 Private London Regiment

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Sidney Morris Rust

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 12145 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest Austin Rust

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297398

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William Leonard Rust

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304007

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Walter Rust

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 4726 Guardsman Grenadier Guards Served in South Africa

British Army 2879 Private Suffolk Regiment 5th Battalion

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