BORN HULL 1877. ENLISTED BLACKBURN. FORMERLEY, 60238, 19TH CHESHIRE REGIMENT & 54646, LIVERPOOL REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE (34595) 58TH LABOUR CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/06/1917, AGED 40.
A BUILDING CONTRACTOR. HE MARRIED AT HULL IN 1902. HIS WAR PENSION WAS LEFT TO HIS WIDOW MINNIE MATTHEWS (BORN 27 SEPT 1878) & THEIR FIVE CHILDREN (MINNIE, ELSIE, ELIZABETH ALICE, HORACE CHARLES AND FRED) ALL UNDER 16 YEARS OLD, AT 33 GRIFFIN STREET, BLACKBURN, , LANCASHIRE AND 28, POPLAR AVENUE, POPLAR STREET, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE IS BURIED AT FERME-OLIVIER CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM.
| Name | John Rushforth |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1877 |
| Death Date | 27 Jun 1917 |
| Death Place | FERME-OLIVIER CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM |
| Enlistment Place | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Labour Corps, 58th Company |
| Regimental Number | 34595 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 54646, Liverpool Regiment |
First name:
JOHN
Regiment:
Military Number:
60238, 54646, 34595
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/06/1917
Place died:
FERME-OLIVIER CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM
Age:
40
33 GRIFFIN STREET, BLACKBURN, , LANCASHIRE, UK
Place Buried
