Regimental number | 31340 |
Place of birth | Bennett Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
School | State School, Kangaroo Flat and High School, Victoria |
Other training | Teachers' Training College, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Kangaroo Flat via Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, G A Bush, Costerfield via Heathcote, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 23 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Merris, France |
Age at death | 23.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: George d. 28 May 1920, aged 55; bu. Kangaroo Flat) and Elizabeth BUSH, Kangaroo Flat, Victoria. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |