Personal data
| Name | Truscott |
|---|---|
| Initials | F.G. |
| Christian name | Francis George |
| Date and place of birth | Reigate, Surrey; 12.08.1894 |
| Family | Son of Sir George Wyatt Truscott, 1st Bart, and Lady Truscott, of Oakleigh, East Grinstead, Sussex. |
Extra information
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- Educated at Rugby School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. Represented his college in rowing at Henley (1913)
Military data
| Rank | Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 45 Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 22 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension, II.J.29; personal inscription: DEARLY LOVED SON OF SIR GEORGE AND LADY TRUSCOTT GOD IS HERE |
Other information
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- 'The Hooper Truscott Williams Lamp' - Greenwich Branch, London. Endowed on 06.11.1929. First lit on 07.12.1929 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Francis George Truscott, Lt., 6th Suffolks and R.A.F. France, 6.4.1917; and of Colin Holt Hooper, Lt., 20th London Regt. France, 6.8.1915; and of Harold Edward Williams, Pte., 1/15th London Regt. France, 23.3.1918. (Given by their relatives.)
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- Secondary unit: 6 Suffolk Regiment
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- M.C., Mentioned in Despatches
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- Commemorated on the east wall of the south transept of the Rugby School Memorial Chapel and on the War Memorial in the village of Ashurst Wood
Media
Sources
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- Roll of the Lamps of Maintenance of Toc H, 1922-1936