The Bowes Museum Rushford Edgar George

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Name:

Edgar George Rushford

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S4/040927

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Corporal

Unit:

Army Service Corps 40th Div., M.T. Coy., A.S.C.

Teesdale Township:

Evenwood and Barony

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Home Address:

Wind Mill, Morley

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The brother of Oliver Rushford who also served (see separate entry on the database).

Was in a Pals Brigade along with others from Evenwood.

Wrote from the trenches that life was a little rough but not too bad. They shared their troubles. Things were arranged for the troops such as refreshments, concerts and the loan of a football and cricket outfits.

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First Name: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Last Name: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); 'Evenwood's Hey Day' by Elsie Anderson ; Ranks: 'Evenwood's Hey Day' by Elsie Anderson available from the Bowes Museum; Service Number: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Unit: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Home Address: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Teesdale Townships: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Notes: 'Evenwood's Hey Day' by Elsie Anderson available from the Bowes Museum;