We remember Aylett Cameron Cushen

We remember Aylett Cameron Cushen

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1895
birth Southborough, Kent United Kingdom Source:6654289 11th March 1895
1901
dates Age 6 Source:8608847 31st March 1901
1901
location 41 and 34 London Road, Southborough, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:8608847 31st March 1901
1903
education won Junior Latin Prize presented at Skinners' day 1909 Skinner's School Tunbridge Wells United Kingdom Source:8702324 1903 - 1910
1911
dates Age 16 Source:8608843 2nd April 1911
1911
location 67 Cavendish Avenue, Eastbourne, Sussex United Kingdom Source:8608843 2nd April 1911
1915
appointments HAC Source:6654289 1st March 1915
1915
service British Army Private 3256 Honourable Artillery Company Source:6654289 1st March 1915
1915
appointments Private 3265 Honourable Artillery Company Source:8698337 17th March 1915 - 18th October 1915
1915
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8608806 17th March 1915
1915
location Lodon Central Y.M.C.A., Tottenham Court Road, London, W.C. United Kingdom Source:8608815 17th March 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:1067924 1st July 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8698337 4th July 1915
1915
hospitalisation dental abscess Hospital/Institution Source:8698337 24th August 1915
1915
appointments L/Corporal HAC Source:8698337 18th October 1915 - 4th December 1915
1915
service British Army Lance Corporal 3256 Honourable Artillery Company Source:8608831 18th October 1915
1915
appointments Corporal HAC Source:8698337 4th December 1915 - 18th June 1916
1915
service British Army Corporal 3256 Honourable Artillery Company Source:8608831 15th December 1915 - 1916
1916
appointments 2nd Lieutenant 11th Batt Royal Sussex Regiment Source:6654289 18th June 1916
1916
appointments 2nd Lieutenant 11th Batt Royal Sussex Regt Source:8698337 18th June 1916
1916
commission Temporary Source:6654289 18th June 1916
1916
service British Army 2nd Lt Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion Source:6653955 18th June 1916
1916
service British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion Source:6654289 18th June 1916
1916
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion Source:8608831 18th June 1916 - 30th June 1916
1916
service British Army 2nd Lieut Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Source:8698337 18th July 1916
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion Source:1067924
1991
events Medal collector Medals Source:8608817 1991
1916
death Killed in Action killed in action on eve of the Battle of the Somme. Will not found. Admin gross amount of estate sworn at £413. 17s 9d (Jan 1917) Richebourg,France France Source:7374862 Source:8698337 30th June 1916
burial Alexandra Park Loos Memorial Non-War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hastings Pas de Calais United Kingdom France Panel 69 to 73. Source:8698320 Source:7374862

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Aylett Cameron
Initials AC
Last Name Cushen
Source 6654289
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
41 and 34 London Road, Southborough, Kent United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
67 Cavendish Avenue, Eastbourne, Sussex United Kingdom known 2nd April 1911
Lodon Central Y.M.C.A., Tottenham Court Road, London, W.C. United Kingdom known 17th March 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion 2nd Lt
British Army 3256 Honourable Artillery Company Private
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army 3256 Honourable Artillery Company Lance Corporal
British Army 3256 Honourable Artillery Company Corporal
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 11th 2nd Lieut
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma Richardson Cushen nee Moore mother
William Cushen father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
fair
DateHeightSource
1915 5'10"

Media

Media

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  • Aylett C Cushen as a young boy
    This is the only known photo of Aylett that I have.

    Contributed by:
    Clifford40380

  • Article on A C Cushen (the photo is not AC Cushen)
    Article appearing in a Family History magazine

    Contributed by:
    Clifford40380

  • letter in Your Family Tree
    Letter following the article on Aylett Cushen

    Contributed by:
    Clifford40380

  • Aylett C Cushen circa 1900
    Only known photograph of Aylett Cushen.

    Contributed by:
    Clifford40380

  • Telegrams to father
    The telegrams sent to Aylett's father (living in Hastings) have been presented to the Museum in Hastings

    Contributed by:
    Clifford40380

  • Will Cushen
    Father of Aylett Cushen

    Contributed by:
    Clifford40380

  • Cushen wedding 1923
    Will Cushen (Aylett's father and widower) on far right at wedding of his nephew Edward E Cushen (Aylett's cousin) to Agnes Smith.

    Contributed by:
    Clifford40380

  • Skinners School Roll of Honour
    Memorial

    Contributed by:
    Richard106785

  • Skinners School Leopard Mag Letter
    Letter

    Contributed by:
    Richard106785

  • Skinners School Leopard Mag Obituary
    Obituary

    Contributed by:
    Richard106785

  • Boar’s Head Memorial in Worthing
    Boar’s Head memorial, unveiled in Beach House Park, Worthing, on 30th June 2016, the centenary of the Day Sussex Died.

    Contributed by:
    Yvonne27542

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
HAC regimental number register 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
HAC printed membership lists for 1915 and 1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
HAC vellum membership books 1908-1922 Transcription Yvonne27542
HAC World War One record cards 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
HAC 1st Battalion register 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Yvonne27542
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Yvonne27542
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Aylett Cushen- Missing/Killed in Action- War Office correspondence file. Clifford40380
death of A C Cushen Clifford40380
Hastings War memorial Clifford40380
File at The national Archive Clifford40380
Old Skinners' Society (School) Newsletter Clifford40380

Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
Aylett C Cushen as a young boy Clifford40380
Article on A C Cushen (the photo is not AC Cushen) Clifford40380
letter in Your Family Tree Clifford40380
Aylett C Cushen circa 1900 Clifford40380
Telegrams to father Clifford40380
Will Cushen Clifford40380
Cushen wedding 1923 Clifford40380
Skinners School Roll of Honour Richard106785
Skinners School Leopard Mag Letter Richard106785
Skinners School Leopard Mag Obituary Richard106785
Boar’s Head Memorial in Worthing Yvonne27542

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We remember Aylett Cameron Cushen

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