Paul Warner Bush
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
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24501. p. 5151. 7 September, 1877.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26239. p. 3. 1 January, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 June, 1899. Issue 35856, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 February, 1901. Issue 36384, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28013. p. 2576. 16 April, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28610. p. 3685. 21 May, 1912.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
- ↑ 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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur M. Farquhar |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet 1908 – 1909 |
Succeeded by Frederic E. E. Brock
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| 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
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