Albert Edward [Arthur Edward] – Bush – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/05/1917
Title
Albert Edward [Arthur Edward] – Bush – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/05/1917
Initials / forenames
Albert Edward [Arthur Edward]
Surname
Bush
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Berkshire Regiment, 6th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
17614
Railway department
Manor Park
Railway job
Porter
Date died
11/05/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine August 1917, pg 188.
Memorial
Arras Memorial
Notes
Aged 20, Bush worked for the Great Eastern Railway for just five months before he enlisted in April 1915. He was killed in action whilst stationed in France. He is named 'Arthur Edward' in the Great Eastern Railway Magazine, but recorded as 'Albert Edward' on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
24/10/2016
Last updated
24/10/2016
Citation
“Albert Edward [Arthur Edward] – Bush – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/05/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 7, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59878.