Bush H G de L Lt MC Gloucestershire Regiment

Bush H G de L Lt MC Gloucestershire Regiment

Bush H G de L Lt MC Gloucestershire Regiment Original Photo

Source : The War Illustrated 8th May 1915

BUSH, H. G. DE LISLE, M.C., Lieut., The Gloucestershire Regt., eldest s. of G. de Lisle Bush, of Eastington Park, co. Gloucester; educ. Park Hill, Lyndhurst, and Eton; obtained a commission; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; was awarded the Military Cross for gallant conduct in the field, having rescued under heavy fire and brought again into action one of his machine guns with its complement of men, which had been buried by a shell; he was also mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in the field. He took part in the Battle of Loos in 1915, and received wounds from which he died 17 Jan. 1917, in the Military Hospital for Officers at Torquay. He was a keen sportsman, and enthusiastic rider to the late Lord Fitzhardinge’s hounds, and an excellent shot; m.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 4