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Robert Howell Craster Usher was born in 1896 and was christened in East Lulworth, Dorset on 15 November 1896.〔http://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCRZ-P6G〕 He had a short but distinguished career in both the military and playing rugby. He died in a flying accident at the age of just 27. Military Service During World War One he joined the Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment, from where he joined the Royal Flying Corps. In 1916 he engaged and drove off three enemy aircraft and, on another occasion, engaged five enemy aircraft, continuing the battle despite injury until his engine stopped. For these actions he was awarded the Military Cross〔Supplement to The Edinburgh Gazette August 28, 1916 p1525〕 This was not to be Robert's only near miss as he was involved in a crash in October 1917 at Radford aerodrome when the engine of his BE2e biplane failed.〔http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1917.htm〕 He was subsequently awarded the Air Force Cross.〔http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1918/1918%20-%201245.html〕 After the war, in 1922, Robert Usher resigned his commission as a Lieutenant in the Wiltshire regiment in favour of a commission in the RAF.〔London Gazette 24 November 1922 p8296〕 Robert's luck ran out on 5 June 1924 when he died in an accident whilst testing an aircraft at Northolt.〔http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19240705-1.2.88.5.aspx〕 Rugby Union In addition to his military service, Robert was a keen Rugby Union player. During his playing career he played for London Scottish and Leicester team sides and in 1920 was selected to play for an Anglo-Scottish side against the Scotland XV on the Christmas Day International Trial match. Robert also played for the RAF Rugby Union side and in 1924 was appointed Captain of the RAF team. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser reported his death as a severe loss to rugby. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Howell Craster Usher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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