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Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

chatteris,cambridgeshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Central Hackney, London [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Dunedin, New Zealand [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Southend on Sea, Essex [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Wangaratta Victoria [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [76]

Gunner [10]

Driver [9]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain/Temporary Major [2]

Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Driver /Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Signalman [1]

Stenographer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Waggoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Labour Corps [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Pay Department [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [1]

Ceylon Garrison Artillery [1]

Ceylon Sanitary Company [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Kent Fortress Engineers/Royal Engineers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [131]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [181]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [181]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [182] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] chatteris,cambridgeshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Cambridge England [1] Central Hackney, London [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Dunedin, New Zealand [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Southend on Sea, Essex [1] Staffordshire [1] Wangaratta Victoria [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [76] Gunner [10] Driver [9] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Major [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Captain/Temporary Major [2] Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Driver /Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Signalman [1] Stenographer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Waggoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Royal Field Artillery [11] Labour Corps [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Pay Department [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [1] Ceylon Garrison Artillery [1] Ceylon Sanitary Company [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Kent Fortress Engineers/Royal Engineers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [131] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [181] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [181] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Ireland [1]

Cecil Harold Sowerby Ruston

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army G/12475 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Tom Ruston

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287457

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Arthur Ruston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295495

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Reginald Seward Ruston

Born 1867

Died 1963

British Army Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel Army Pay Department

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Samuel Montague Ruston

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228334

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Phillip Augustus Sowerby Ruston

Born 1890

Died 1935

British Army Honorary Lieutenant Training Reserve General List

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Allan Maxwell Ruston

Died 1918

British Army 15585 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Herbert Ruston

Died 1918

British Army 45746 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Howcroft Ruston

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1801 Private Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Arthur Cecil Ruston

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Ruston

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 6931 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 203342 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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F A Ruston

Died 1918

British Army 20179 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Levi Ruston

Died 1917

British Army 17184 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 17184 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Ruston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155075

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Herbert Mcdonald Ruston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160829

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James Ruston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177434

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George Ruston

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 22577 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Samuel Ruston

Born 1876

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1618

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1618 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Joseph William Ruston

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 53880 Private Manchester Regiment

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Walter Ruston

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 11393 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 87330 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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