Reginald Ruston

Colonel

Reginald Seward Ruston

CB
Born1867 (1867)
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Died22 November 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 95–96)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch
 British Army
Rank
Colonel
AwardsCB
Mentioned in despatches (2)

Colonel Reginald Seward Ruston CB (1867–1963), was in command of the Mounted Infantry of the Devon Regiment in Burma (1891–1903) and served in World War I where he was mentioned in despatches and created a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[1][2]

Early life

Ruston was born in Chatteris in 1867, the son of Alfred Ruston JP. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Sandhurst.[1][3][4]

Army service

Ruston served with the Devonshire Regiment in Burma (1891–1903), where he was in command of the Mounted Infantry (Medal with clasp).[1] He served in World War I as lieutenant-colonel and colonel where he was mentioned in despatches twice and made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[1][5][6] He retired with the rank of colonel in 1920 and served with the Home Guard (1940–44).[1]

Family life

Ruston married firstly, in 1896, Eva Mary (died 1902), youngest daughter of Major Justinian Armitage Nutt (late Inniskilling Fusiliers) with whom he had two daughters.[2] He married secondly Marion, second daughter of Peter Addington. He married thirdly Esme, second daughter of the Reverend J. Lister Coles, with whom he had one son. He died on 22 November 1963.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Ruston, Colonel Reginald Seward, (1867–22 Nov. 1963)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U50133. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  2. ^ a b Massue, Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de (1911). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. Vol. V (Mortimer-Percy). London: Melville & Co. pp. 635–636.
  3. ^ "Story: Bedford Modern School Eagle "Old Boys catch up" 1947 | Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk.
  4. ^ *Conisbee, Lewis Ralph (1964). Bedford Modern School, Its Origin and Growth. Foundry Press Ltd., Brereton Printing Works, Bedford. p. 40. OCLC 771167017.
  5. ^ "The Half-Yearly Army List for the Period Ending 31st December 1939". Mocavo. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. ^ Supplement to The London Gazette, 1 January 1918, Issue 30450, p. 7


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