oded ▁near ▁his ▁anti - air craft ▁battery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : M idd les ex ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : O x ford ▁University ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁H arrow ▁School ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Art illery ▁officers ▁Category : B rit ish ▁military ▁personnel ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II <0x0A> </s> ▁Ber tha ▁May ▁C ushing ▁Child ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁– ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁singer ▁and ▁club w oman , ▁based ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁diplom at ▁Paul ▁C ushing ▁Child . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ber tha ▁May ▁C ushing ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St am ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁Method ist ▁minister , ▁John ▁Russell ▁C ushing , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mary ▁Heb ard ▁C ushing . ▁Her ▁great - un cle ▁was ▁diplom at ▁C ale b ▁C ushing . ▁She ▁attended ▁Wes ley an ▁Academy ▁in ▁Wil bra ham , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁studied ▁voice ▁with ▁Clara ▁M ung er ▁in ▁Boston , ▁with ▁further ▁vocal ▁training ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ber tha ▁May ▁C ushing ▁was ▁noted ▁as ▁a ▁" true ▁contr al to " ▁concert