Sir Paul Bush | |
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Born | 21 September 1855 Duloe, Cornwall |
Died | 15 March 1930 | (aged 74)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1859–1916 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS St George HMS Sutlej Cape of Good Hope Station |
Battles/wars | Mahdist War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Vice Admiral Sir Paul Warner Bush KCB MVO (21 September 1855 – 15 March 1930) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
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]
In 1900 he married Rachel Adela Bond. [5] They went on to have four children: three sons, and a daughter:
Sir Paul Bush | |
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Born | 21 September 1855 Duloe, Cornwall |
Died | 15 March 1930 | (aged 74)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1859–1916 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS St George HMS Sutlej Cape of Good Hope Station |
Battles/wars | Mahdist War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Vice Admiral Sir Paul Warner Bush KCB MVO (21 September 1855 – 15 March 1930) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
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]
In 1900 he married Rachel Adela Bond. [5] They went on to have four children: three sons, and a daughter: