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William Charles Rust (24 April 1903 – 3 February 1949) was a British newspaper editor and communist activist.Born in Camberwell Rust began working at Hulton’s Press Agency before moving to the Workers Dreadnought communist newspaper. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) shortly after its foundation and in 1923 he joined its executive as a representative of the Young Communist League.