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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli | British War & Victory Medals | Alexandria (Chatby) War Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 3 Mar 1915 at Alexandria | ~ | Ettington |
| Action, Battle Killed or Wounded | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Gallipoli Campaign | On or before 4 Aug 1914 at Shoreham | Frimley Green, Surrey |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| 17th General Hospital at Alexandria, Egypt | X Battery Royal Horse Artillery | |
Circumstances of Death
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Edgar was admitted to the 17th General Hospital in Alexandria on 7 May 1915 with a gunshot wounds to the shoulder, back and chest and he died there 12 days later on 19 May 1915. The chain of casualty evacuation at Gallipoli is explained here and briefly was that after being wounded a casualty would be taken to a Regimental Aid post for wound dressing then onto a Casualty Clearing Station, normally on a beach, and then taken onboard one of the 56 or so Hospital Ships used in the Gallipoli Campaign. The journey from the moorings at Gallipoli to Alexandria took three and a half days and so, as Edgar was admitted to hospital in Alexandria on 7th May, the latest he would have been wounded was the 3rd May and most likely well before then. The war dairy for the XV Brigade is transcribed below from the 26th April when Y Battery disemabarked at Sedd el Bahr until 6th May 1915 and we have concluded that Edgar was wounded on the 1st May. War Diary26 IV 1915 - 12.20pm: Arrived at Sedd el Bahr, Turkey 27 IV 1915 - 1pm: Brigade begins to disembark with the G.S. Wagons or Mules 28 IV 1915 - 1pm: Battery carries out disembarkation 29 IV 1915 - 11am: Battery concludes disembarkation 30 IV 1915 - 1pm: Came into action 1½ miles N.E. of Sedd el Bahr 1. V. 1915 - 6am: Fired on enemy's infantry 3. V. 1915 - 7pm: Withdrew into Bivouac about 1 mile SW, guns in position ready for action 5. V. 1915 - 11.30am: Major Rick rejoined after an absence of about a month at a time when many difficult operations had to be carried out. All these were put through without a hitch by Lieutenant Peveral. 6. V. 1915 - 7.30am: Advanced to new position 169Q, about 1½ miles N.E. History of XV Brigade in 1915/16XV Brigade, RHA was formed at Leamington, Warwickshire in January 1915 and comprised of: On formation, the batteries were re-equipped with four 18 pounders each. The brigade was assigned to the 29th Division. In March 1915, it embarked at Avonmouth and sailed for Alexandria (via Malta) arriving from 28 March?. On 7 April, the division began re-embarking at Alexandria and sailed for Gallipoli. The division started landing at Cape Helles from 7am on 25 April and served on the Gallipoli Peninsula until January 1915. While at Helles, the division saw action at the Capture of Sedd el Bahr (26 April), the First Battle of Krithia (28 April), Second Battle of Krithia (6–8 May) and Third Battles of Krithia (4 June), the Battle of Gully Ravine (28 June – 2 July) and the Battle of Krithia Vineyard (6–13 August). From 16 August to the night of 19/20 December 1915, the bulk of the division served at Suvla but the brigade remained at Helles. On the night of 7/8 January 1916, the division was evacuated from Helles. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 25 Apr 1890 at Woolwich | 23 May 1890 at Woolwich |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Edgar and Minnie Rust | |
| Wife & Marriage Details | Children |
| Elizabeth Ann Rust nee Nason later Gibbs | Edwina born 1916 |
| Jan Qtr 1915 at Warwick | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Royal Military Asylum School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Cambridge Cottages, Woolwich | 1901 Schoolboy at Royal Military Asylum |
| 1901 - Royal Military Asylum, Cheltenham Terrace, Chelsea | 1911 - Gunner in Y Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
| 1911 - Military Barracks, Mhow, India | |
| 1915 - Military Barracks at Leamington Spa | |
| 1915 - 1 Elm Terrace, Ettington | |
- Edgar was the second generation of his family to join the Artillery with his father and uncle also serving in the Royal Artillery.
- Edgar's connection to Ettington is that he married Elizabeth Ann Rust, sister of Thomas Randall Nason who is also listed on the
Ettington War Memorial, in Warwick. XV Brigade, RHA was formed in Leamington Spa in January 1915 before embarking for Gallipoli
in March 1915
