Sergeant Charles Ferdinand Bush
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bush,
Charles Ferdinand
Date of birth: 1878-07-24
Place of birth: Norwich Norfolk England
Next of kin: Mrs. Alice Jean Ward (mother), 79, High Road, Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Steward
Address:
172, St. Antoine Street, Montreal, Quebec
Religion: Congregationalist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 178276
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(1st Battalion)
Rank detail
Sergeant, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1565930
LAC ID:
78884
Service file: B1332-S005
Uploader's Notes:
Previously served for 13 years in the 5th Dragoon Guards
Only son of Alice J. Ward (formerly Bush), of 79, High Rd., Gorleston-on-Sea, England, and the late Charles Thornton Bush. Served in the South African Campaign.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-10