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Harold Goodhall Rushton | |||
Rank: | Private | Number: | 202455 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 05th Bn [1] | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | Prince of Wales' (North Staffordshire Rgt) | ||
Died: | 01/07/1917 | Age: | 22 |
How Died: | Killed in Action | ||
Country of burial: | France | ||
Cemetery or Memorial: | Arras Memorial, Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery | ||
Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
Extra Information: | |||
Born during the September quarter 1895 in the Cheadle R.D. - ref: 6b/354, the son of Frances Mary Rushton. 1901 Census - Meir Lane, Caverswall, Cheadle, Staffordshire. Grandson - aged: 5 - born: Caverswall, Staffordshire. Head of household - Charles Rushton - Married - aged: 66 - occ: Farmer - born: Forsbrook, Staffordshire. Also - Mary Ann Rushton - Wife - aged: 59 - born: Birmingham. Plus Frances Mary Rushton (mother perhaps?) - single - aged: 25 - born: Caverswall, Staffordshire. Plus 1 maternal uncle and 1 maternal great aunt. 1911 Census - Blythe Marsh, Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire. Grandson - aged: 15 - occ: Apprentice Artist - born: Caverswall. Head of household - Charles Rushton - Married - aged: 76 - occ: Farmer - born: Stafford. Also Mary Ann Rushton - Wife - aged: 69 - born: Birmingham. Plus Frances Mary Rushton (mother perhaps?) - single - aged: 34 - occ: Farmer's daughter - Dairy Work - born: Caverswall. Plus 1 maternal uncle who married in 1906 and produced 2 children (Harold's cousins ?). WO 363 - Enlisted at Lichfield on the 1st March 1916. He was aged 20 years 7 months and resided at 190 East View, Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire. Employed as a Grocer's Assistant. Appointed as unpaid Lance Corporal on the 4th June 1916, but reverted to Private on the 12th June. Posted to France on the 9th May 1917. The record confirms that Frances Mary Rushton was his mother and that he had no siblings. Married - Hannah Brough during the June quarter 1916 in the Cheadle R.D. - ref: 6b/522. CWGC - Husband of Harmah Rushton, of 18 Primrose Avenue, Davyhulme, Manchester. The fact that his widow moved to Davyhulme appears to be Harold's only ccnnection with Trafford. |
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