Husband of Mrs. Rushton, of 28, Clyde Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Member of the Great Lever Division of the Bolton Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Promoted to Chief Ward Master. Died of pneumonia at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley.
Rushton, Wright –
Personal details
- Surname: Rushton
- Forename: Wright
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 47
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 1st, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant Major
- Unit: Military Home Hospitals Reserve / St. John Ambulance Brigade.
- Service number: 25327
- Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: L.S.M.
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. John Ambulance Brigade WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton Corps (LOST)
- CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 2. L1. (C.E.). 77.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915 01/04/1915 05/01/1916 09/03/1917 02/11/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6d 6d 6g 6c* S12*
- Bolton Chronicle: 02/11/1917 09/11/1917