Harry RUSHTON

1917 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	Harry RUSHTON
  Birth	21 Nov 1917
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jun 2003	Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
  Cremated	12 Jun 2003	Canley Crematorium, Coventry
  Occupation	Tripe Dresser
  Notes	Harry was in the RASC. He was rescued from France on the last boat to reach Boulogne at the time of Dunkirk- June 1940 On 21 May 1940, HMS Keith was one of three destroyers that evacuated 468 civilians from France. Two days later the ship was in Boulogne-sur-Mer, loading British troops to be evacuated, when she was attacked by German troops. She was hit by a mortar bomb and machine gun fire that killed her captain and wounded many others. Keith sailed for the UK immediately afterwards.[9]
  Person ID	I000087	Mills/Rushton Family History
  Last Modified	24 May 2006

  
  

  Father	John RUSHTON,   b. 20 Sep 1884, Barrow in Furness d. 16 Mar 1933, 4, Leopold Road, Coventry (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Alice PROCTER,   b. 1 Jun 1887, 91, Windermere Road, Lancaster d. 16 Jul 1961, Coventry (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	17 Oct 1908	Walney Parish Church, Barrow-in-Furness
  Family ID	F000034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathleen KETTLE,   b. 24 Mar 1920 (Age 105 years)
  Children	+ 1. Janet RUSHTON,   b. 4 Aug 1943 (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Frances RUSHTON,   b. 5 Feb 1946 (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Laurence RUSHTON,   b. 9 Apr 1952 (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F000045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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