Son of S A RUDD Of 30 Henry Street, Windsor, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Ironworker Enlisted 18 August 1914 Killed in action 20 May 1915 at Gallipoli Aged 28 years Buried Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli
The Australasian Saturday 30 October 1915 page 28
RUSH, Bryan Joseph
Service Number 22 Captain Australian Army Pay Corps
Bryan Joseph Rush was born in Port Fairy in 1893. He was an active junior cricketer, a good student and a Collingwood footballer, playing 17 League football games with the Magpies during the 1913-1914 season.
Bryan was working in the Treasury Department of the Public Service, Melbourne, Victoria when war broke out. He enlisted in the early weeks and embarked 21 October 1914 from Melbourne per HMAT Orvieto.
Bryan served for most of the war with Army Headquarters in London and returned home with the rank of Captain.
Bryan Joseph Rush passed away in 1982 in Victoria.
Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish
RUSHTON, Alfred Standen
Service no 12392 Private 10th Field Ambulance
Born 1893 at Prahan, Vic. Son of Alfred Standen RUSHTON and Rennie Henderson nee RAWLINS Of 25 Regent Street, Prahan, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 31 July 1915 in Melbourne. Served in France Returned to Australia 12 July 1919 per 'Aeneas' Died 1957 Buried Brighton Cemetery, Melbourne
Courtesy of Jane O'DONNELL
RUSHTON, George William
Service No: 560 Corporal 24th Battalion
Born: Liverpool England Son of David & Eleanor RUSHTON Of 21 St John Rd, Birkdale, Lancashire, England Occupation prior to enlisting: Electrician Enlisted: 28 April 1915 at Melbourne, Victoria Embarkation: 10 May 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Euripides’ Age: 27 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Killed in Action: 14 November 1915 Buried: Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Plot 1, Row C, Grave 15
www.awm.gov.au DA08603 Headstone photograph courtesy of Mike Bowers
Born: Lilydale, Victoria Father: James RUSHTON Upper Rd, Calgully, Bendigo, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Laborer Enlisted: 1 December 1914 at Oaklands South Australia Embarkation: 2 June 1915 Age: 23 years Served in Gallipoli & the Middle East Killed in Action: 3 May 1918 Buried: Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Chronicle Newspaper
RUSHTON, Raymond Victor
Service no 4920 Private 5th Battalion
Born 1893 at Prahan, Vic. Son of Alfred Standen RUSHTON and Rennie Henderson nee RAWLINS Of 25 Regent Street, Prahan, Vic. Address Lantana Road Gardenvale, Melbourne, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Fireman Enlisted 8th September 1915 in Melbourne. Date of embarkation: 7 March 1916 Place of embarkation: Melbourne Ship embarked on: HMAT Wiltshire A18 Served in France Wounded in action 19th July 1916 Lost an eye. Evacuated to London War Hospital Marries Alice Mitchell (widow) 8th Feb 1919, their son Victor Henry born in 1919 in London. Returned to Australia 12 April 1919 per 'Inderra' Returns again accompanying Alice and Victor in 1924 on the 'Euripides' Died 1958, Melbourne
Courtesy of Jane O'Donnell
RUSK, Richard John
Service No: 2220 Private 5th Battalion
Born: Newtown via Scarsdale, Victoria Son of Richard & Emma RUSK Of 55 Dwyer St, Clifton Hill, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Boot Maker Enlisted: 11 January 1915 Embarkation: 25 June 1915 from Sydney per ‘Ceramic’ Age: 23 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Killed in Action: 6 August 1915 Buried at Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Plot 2, Row A, Grave 17
Weekly Times 2 October 1915 page 28
RUSSELL, John
British Army Royal Field Artillery Captain 76th Battalion
Born: 9 August 1885 at Hay NSW Enlisted: in October 1914 in England Served in France Killed in Action on 9 April 1917 at Vimy Ridge, France
Mansfield's Souvenir of the Great War 1914 - 1919
RUST, Albert Ernest
Service no 1277 Sergeant 38th Battalion
Son of George and Mary RUST Of Campbell Street, Traralgon, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Draper Enlisted 15 February 1916 Served on Western Front Killed in action 15 October 1917 Aged 22 years Buried Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
RUSTON, Charles Roy
Service No: 2899 ER/ Sergeant 39th Battalion, 40th Battalion
Born: Fitzroy, Victoria Father: Charles RUSTON Of Kangaroo Flat, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: School Teacher Enlisted: 2 November 1916 Embarkation: 16 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Medic’ Age: 22 years Served in England & France Returned to Australia: 28 September 1919 per ‘Ceramic’ Discharged: 12 January 1920
Education Department of Victoria Record of War Service 1914-1919
RUTHERFORD, William Henry
Service No: 2635 Lance Corporal 14th Battalion
Born: Glen Huntly, Victoria Son of Charles Henry & Emma RUTHERFORD Of 6 Tennyson St, East Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Clerk for Education Department Enlisted: 20 May 1915 Embarkation: 10 September 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Makarini’ Age: 19 years Served in Gallipoli, Egypt, France & Belgium Wounded in Action: 6 August 1918 Returned to Australia: 10 March 1919 per ‘Delta’ Discharged: 2 May 1919 Awarded Military Medal & Bar
Education Department of Victoria Record of War Service 1914-1919
RUTLAND, John Bishop
Lieutenant 14th Battalion
Born: 12 April 1894 at Victoria Son of Thomas & Amelia L. RUTLAND Of 27 Brysen St, Canterbury, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Salesman Enlisted: 19 October 1914 Embarkation: 22 December 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Ulysses’ Age: 20 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Killed in Action: 1 May 1915 Courtney’s & Steels Post Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Special Memorial 39
Australasian Saturday 22 May 1915 page 61 Anzac Memorial
RUTLEDGE, Noel Beresford
Service No: 531 Lieutenant 8th Light Horse, 3rd Division Heavy Trench Mortar Battery
Born: Mansfield, Victoria Son of Thomas & Edith RUTLEDGE Of Woodford, Toorak Rd, Toorak, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Grazier Enlisted: 25 January 1915 Embarkation: 25 February 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Star of Victoria’ Age: 29 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, England, France & Belgium Suffered from Enteric Fever Killed in Action: 3 June 1917 Buried: Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Belgium Plot 1, Row F, Grave 1
Mansfield's Souvenir of the Great War 1914 - 1919
RUTTER, Arthur Edward
Service no 3915 Private 22nd Battalion
Son of Letitia RUTTER Of 40 Creswick Street, Footscray, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 12 July 1915 Served on Western Front Killed in action 27 August 1916 Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial