| 1884. ROBERTSON MACAULAY CUSHING |
| Sex: M
Birth: 22 June 1884 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Death: 30 April 1918 In memory of ROBERTSON MACAULAY CUSHING Second Lieutenant who died on April 30, 1918. Service Number: N/A Age: 33 Force: Army Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery Unit: 190th Siege Bty. Citation: N/A Additional Information: Son of Charles and Lily Margaret Macaulay Cushing, of Montreal; husband of Mabel Louise Dawson Cushing, of Montreal. Honours and Awards: N/A Cemetery: NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY Belgium Grave Reference: XIV. C. 15. Location: NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY is located 11.5 Km west of Ieper town centre on the Helleketelweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching the ring road of Poperinge, the R33 Europalaan, the left hand clockwise route circles the town of Poperinge and rejoins the N308 towards Oost Cappel. 2.5 Km around the R33 lies the left hand turning onto Helleketelweg. The cemetery itself is located 700 metres along the Helleketelweg on the left hand side of the road. Father: Charles Cushing b: 1 May 1848 in Chatham, Quebec, Canada Mother: Lily M. Macaulay Marriage 1: Mabel Louise Dawson Sources: 1. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family (Online Version 2002), http://www.geocities.com/wrcushing 2. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family 1905 - 1969, by Allston T. Cushing, Kansas City Missouri 1969. 3. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family (An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing,who came to America in 1638) by James Cushing, The Perrault Printing Co - Montreal, 1905. First Edition, 1877, by Lemuel Cushing, D1881 (Finished by his family). 4. The Canadian Virtual War Memorial, http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/Detail&casualty=136515 |