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I'm planning on painting my Death Guard army in the same colour scheme as the Shoretroopers from the Rogue One movie. Do people recommend a basecoat of Ushabti Bone on white primer or Rakarth Flesh layered with Ushabti Bone on black primer?

I would say not dark enough.

Black prime (I am used to that).

Do like a heavy zenithal highlight of like a burnt umber (dark brown, "Mournfang Brown").
It will make a nice backing to give the lighter tone top layers some "depth" especially if you water it down to get a smooth finish.

Then I think you are "on the money" with that cream/tan colour they have which is "Ushabti Bone".

I would be very tempted to run plain old pencil lead along the edges for the paint chip/wear since it has a dark grey look.

Hope it works out ok for you!

Zandri dust is the colour that you are looking for. Ushabti bone is too light.

Yup I'd go for Zandri Dust too. It's got a good depth too it the Ushabti Bone lacks - While I'm sure you could find success giving Ushabti Bone a sepia wash to cut down it's pale colour and shade it, I think Zandri Dust could give you a lot to work with.