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Revision as of 09:38, 11 May 2014

Admiral SIR Paul Warner Bush, K.C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (21 September, 1855 – 15 March, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bush was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant from the Victoria and Albert with seniority of 5 September, 1877.[1]

Bush was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1891.[2]

Bush was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June, 1897.[3]

He was appointed to the destroyer Eclipse dated 5 June, 1899, as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Day H. Bosanquet, Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station.[4]

On 26 February, 1901, Bush was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser St. George.[5]

This was followed by command of the battleship Royal Sovereign from March 1904 to 1905.[6]

Flag Rank

Bush was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 April, 1907, vice Cumming.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 19 May, 1912, vice King-Hall.[8]

Bush was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 24 October, 1915, vice Simons,[10] and, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 January, 1916.[11]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 24501. p. 5151. 7 September, 1877.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26239. p. 3. 1 January, 1892.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 June, 1899. Issue 35856, col D, p. 10.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 February, 1901. Issue 36384, col D, p. 10.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 28013. p. 2576. 16 April, 1907.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28610. p. 3685. 21 May, 1912.
  9. Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
  10. The London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
  11. The London Gazette: no. 29439. p. 626. 14 January, 1916.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Paul Bush" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 18 March, 1930. Issue 45464, col D, p. 21.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur M. Farquhar
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet
1908 – 1909
Succeeded by
Frederic E. E. Brock

Preceded by
Sir George Le C. Egerton
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station
1910 – 1912
Succeeded by
Herbert G. King-Hall

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Eclipse
Jan, 1898 – ?
Succeeded by
Robert H. S. Stokes
Preceded by
Edmund S. Poë
Captain of H.M.S. St. George
26 Feb, 1901 – ?
Succeeded by
Arthur Y. Moggridge
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej
6 May, 1902 – ?
Succeeded by
William L. Grant
Preceded by
Alfred W. Paget
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign
1 Mar, 1904 – ?
Succeeded by
?
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