Paul Bush (Royal Navy officer)

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.

Sir Paul Bush
Born	21 September 1855 Duloe, Cornwall
Died	15 March 1930 (aged 74)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
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

Naval career

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]

Family

In 1900 he married Rachel Adela Bond.[5] They went on to have four children: three sons, and a daughter:

• George Victor Denis Cromwell (1901)[6]
• Ronald Paul (1902)[7]
• Geoffrey Russell (1904)[8]
• Selina Rachel (1910)[9]

References

1. Naval Command Evening Post, 19 October 1910
2. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36384). London. 21 February 1901. p. 10.
3. 1901 Census - Royal Navy Ships Archived 10 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36761). London. 7 May 1902. p. 10.
5. Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
6. GRO UK Volume 05C Page 432
7. GRO UK Volume 05C Page 428
8. GRO UK Volume 05A Page 210
9. GRO UK Volume 05A Page 266