Cecil George Rushton · Capt. · † 1918 · Namenregister Talbot House

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Naam	Rushton
Initialen	C.G.
Voornaam	Cecil George
Geboortedatum en -plaats	Greenhithe, Kent; 17.06.1883
Adres	14 Penywern Road, Earls Court, London
Beroep	Works Manager
Familie	Son of George Alfred and Florence Rushton (nee Hall)

Information 1: Tubby's closest friend since preparatory school (Colet Court, London)
Information 2: Member of the Royal Canoe Club. Gifted linguist.

Rang	Capt.
Regiment / Eenheid	214 Squadron Royal Air Force
Sterfdatum	16/05/1918
Leeftijd	35
Begraafplaats / Gedenkteken	Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Zillebeke, IV.F.21 (originally buried at Steenbrugge)

Information 1: Signed Visitors' Book on 28.03.1916. Corresponded with Tubby during the war.
Information 2: Killed in action. His Handley Page was shot down by AA fire during an attack on Bruges Docks.
Information 3: 'The Rush Light' - Bermondsey (Mark XXII) Branch. Endowed on 13.12.1924. First lit on 13.12.1924 at The Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Cecil George Rushton, Capt., 214 Squadron, R.A.F., Bruges, May 1918". The Lamp was transferred to the Denmark Hill Branch when the Mark moved. Re-lit on 09.12.1933 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.
Information 4: In 'A Man Greatly Beloved', Tubby wrote a moving tribute to him in his 'Plain Tales from Flanders' (London, 1929).