timhog Posted 11 March , 2007 Share Posted 11 March , 2007 Hi to one and all. One more name from the WW1 Shoreham list. 2 Lt Graham Shurmur Bush, Somerset Light Inf, Pilot U/T, RAeC Cert 1932 20-10-1915. Any more info out there please?? Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted 12 March , 2007 Share Posted 12 March , 2007 Hi Tim, Only a tiny piece of information so far. He was gazetted as a temporay second lieutenant in the army on the 7th April 1915, so he did not spend long before at that rank before he transferred to the RFC. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhog Posted 12 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 12 March , 2007 Steve. Thanks for that every little etc etc etc . Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linge Posted 13 March , 2007 Share Posted 13 March , 2007 Tim Born 1895 Keynsham Somerset Son of Philip Wathen Bush and Maria Louisa Bush (nee Bremridge). The Old Manor House, Keynsham, Bristol He was a solicitors articled clerk From "The Record of Service of Solicitors and Articled Clerks" Articled to A. W Taylor, of Bristol. Joined September 29, 1914, as Corporal Dispatch Rider, Royal Engineers. gazetted 2nd Lieut Somerset Light Infantry April 7 1915, transferred to the Royal Flying Corps Sept. 1915, promoted Lieut Royal Air Force Dec 1916. Served in France. Wounded May 1916. His brother Flight Lieutenant Richard Eldon Bush, Royal Naval Air Service, died on 24th April 1917 aged 26 years and is buried in Keynsham Cemetery. Regards Pam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhog Posted 14 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 14 March , 2007 Pam. Thanks for that, very good, and more for the Shoreham story. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyBush Posted 10 June , 2018 Share Posted 10 June , 2018 Lt Richard Eldon Bush who flew a Sea Plane in Fishguard on patrol, sadly lost control and crashed into the cliff at Fishguard. The blackened mark is still there 100 years on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyBush Posted 10 June , 2018 Share Posted 10 June , 2018 Graham Shurmur Bush, who was my Grandfather flew in 29 Squadron, in DH2's and crashed in Ypres on 26 April 1916 and was seriously injured, fracturing his left hip and skull, but survived! Enclosed is Lt GSBush and a DH2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topgun1918 Posted 10 June , 2018 Share Posted 10 June , 2018 Graham Shurmur Bush crashed in D.H.2 5970 which had been delivered to No 29 Squadron on 19 April, so had survived a week before being wrecked. Richard Eldon Bush had been flying Sopwith Baby N1033 when he crashed on 22 April 1917, succumbing to his injuries two days later. According to 'Flight' of 30 March 1916, he had been injured almost a year earlier: "THE Secretary of the Admiralty has announced the following casualty:— Under date Mar. 24th : Injured. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Richard E. Bush, R.N." Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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