Second Lieutenant John Wheler Bush
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bush,
John Wheler
Date of birth: 1886-08-30
Place of birth: Rugby Warwickshire England
Next of kin: Mrs. Frank Bush, Churchend House, Bearsted, Kent, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Chartered Accountant
Occupation (normalized): Accountant, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-09-25
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Loos British Cemetery, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1936
Highest Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal (Army). 1914-09-23 ?
- Second Lieutenant (British Army).
- Trooper (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 728998
LAC ID:
78946
Service file: B1333-S015
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Grace Marianne and the late Robert Francis Evans Bush of Rugby; husband of Hester Frances Bush of 72 Redcliffe Square, Earl's Court, London. Had previously been with the Royal North West Mounted Police for five years.
His death was mentioned in the October 8, 1915 edition of the Lethbridge Daily Herald, link.
Uploader's Research notes: Enlistment date is for the C.E.F. [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Cavalry 19th Alberta Dragoons 1st Canadian Divisional Cavalry Squadron Trooper Army Second Lieutenant British Army British Infantry Royal Scots Fusiliers His commission to the Royal Scots (Fusiliers?) was 24 July, 1915 and mentioned in the London Gazette, Issue 29262, 13 August, 1915. ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-19