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 1896 - 1984 (87 years)
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| Name |
George Cornelius CHURCHER |
| Birth |
31 May 1896 |
97, Belville Street, Greenock  |
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1896 George C Churcher Birth. Gourock
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| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service Entered |
30 Mar 1918 |
President 11 (Blandford ?) |
| Joined the Royal Navy but was discharged after one day and transferred to the RAF which was formed on 1st April 1918 from the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. |
| Military |
1921 |
HMS Renown - British Battle Cruiser. |
He was a crew member on the visit by Edward, Prince of Wales to Canada, America , Australia and New Zealand.
RAF units were attached to many fighting ship because "flying off platforms" were mounted on the top of gun turrets.
Renown carried two amphibian aircraft.
When the Grand Fleet was disbanded in April 1919 Renown was assigned to the Battlecruiser Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet. In June she was refitted in preparation for a tour of Canada, Newfoundland and the United States by Edward, the Prince of Wales, and both flying-off platforms were removed.[15] From January to March 1920 Renown was refitted more extensively as a "royal yacht".[34] Her aft 4-inch mounting and both 3-inch AA guns were removed so that extra accommodation and a promenade deck could be built. A large deckhouse was built on the shelter deck between the funnels. The port side housed a squash court while the starboard side was a cinema.[9] The ship sailed in March for Australia and New Zealand with the Prince of Wales and his entourage aboard and made many stops en route. She returned to Portsmouth in October and was placed in reserve in November |
| Occupation |
1925 |
| Electrical Engineer |
| Emigration |
9 May 1925 |
Glasgow to New York |
| SS Cameronia with his brother Albert N Churcher |
| Death |
7 May 1984 |
Sarasota, Florida, USA |
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| Person ID |
I1952 |
Mills/Rushton Family History |
| Last Modified |
9 Feb 2023 |
| Father |
George Budd CHURCHER, b. 12 Feb 1870, Fareham Union Workhouse, Fareham d. 21 Feb 1931, "Faenza", 45, Peel Road, Gosport (Age 61 years) |
| Mother |
Lillian Maud RIPPON, b. 8 Mar 1873, Greenock, Renfrewshire |
| Marriage |
15 Oct 1894 |
48, West Regent Street, Blythswood, Glasgow |
| Family ID |
F626 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Susan POOLE, b. 7 Feb 1898, 5, Bath Street, Gourock, Glasgow d. 18 Feb 1987, 33595 Valrico, Hillsborough, Florida, USA (Age 89 years) |
| Census |
1930 |
| Unknown |
| Marriage |
27 Jun 1936 |
Bronx, New York |
- Certificate No. 5184 Soundex C626 P400
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| Address |
3646, Tibbett Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10463 |
| Shared with Albert N Churcher |
| Address |
1941 |
18, Jacobus Place, New York |
| This address recorded on their Naturalisation Papers. Their letters home to England in 1940 were from 3646 Tibbett Avenue |
| Travel |
4 Nov 1950 |
Prestwick to New York |
The couple were on a trip to their home town in Scotland and flew back courtesy of BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation.
18, Jacobus Avenue, New York |
| Family ID |
F627 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 Sep 2010 |
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