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Sergeant Charles Ferdinand Bush

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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 this.
CWGC ID: 1565930
LAC ID: 78884
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
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