Paul Bush (Royal Navy officer) explained

Sir Paul Bush
Birth Date:21 September 1855
Birth Place:Duloe, Cornwall
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1859–1916
Rank:Vice Admiral
Commands:HMS St George
HMS Sutlej
Cape of Good Hope Station
Branch: Royal Navy
Battles:Mahdist War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Vice Admiral Sir Paul Warner Bush (21 September 1855  - 15 March 1930) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.

Naval career

Bush joined the Royal Navy in 1859.[1] Promoted to lieutenant in 1877, he served at the Battle of Tokar in February 1884 during the Mahdist War and received the Order of Osminieh (Fourth Class).[1] Promoted to captain in 1897, Bush was given a command of the protected cruiser HMS St George on 26 February 1901.[2] [3] In May the following year, he was appointed in command of the armored cruiser HMS Sutlej on her first commission, for the Channel Squadron.[4] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1910[1] and retired in 1916.[5]

Family

In 1900 he married Rachel Adela Bond.[5] They went on to have four children: three sons, and a daughter:

Notes and References

  1. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19101019.2.65 Naval Command
  2. Naval & Military intelligence . 21 February 1901 . 10 . 36384.
  3. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/RNShips.html 1901 Census – Royal Navy Ships
  4. Naval & Military intelligence . 7 May 1902 . 10 . 36761.
  5. http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=534 Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
  6. GRO UK Volume 05C Page 432
  7. GRO UK Volume 05C Page 428
  8. GRO UK Volume 05A Page 210
  9. GRO UK Volume 05A Page 266