Son of William and Hannah Rushton, of 24, Albert Street, Church Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1916. Formerly 10119, Training Reserve Bn. Killed by a shell.
Rushton, James Boone –
Personal details
- Surname: Rushton
- Forename: James Boone
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 16th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 25th (Montgomeryshire and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 73460
- Regiment: Royal Welsh [Welch] Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth (St. John the Evangelist) C.E. Church WWI Memorial
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Ste. Emilie Valley Cemetery, Villers-Faucon, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. E. 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/07/1917 18/10/1918 27/12/1918 24/01/1918