We remember Christopher Bushell

We remember Christopher Bushell

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Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Neston, Cheshire United Kingdom Source:8545020 Source:6991421 31st October 1888
1891
location Hinderton Lodge, Neston Road, Ness, Little Neston United Kingdom parents address Source:6991421 1891
1911
employment Barrister London United Kingdom Source:8545020 1911 - 1912
1911
location 59 Kensington Court, Kensington United Kingdom parents address Source:6991437 2nd April 1911
1915
marriage Rachel Lambert Source:8545020 August 1915
1916
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:6991460 1916
1916
children Elizabeth Hope Bushell Source:8545020 1916
1917
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:6991460 1917
1918
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:6991460 1st January 1918
1918
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:6991460 23rd March 1918
1918
service British Army T. Lieutenant Colonel Royal West Surrey Regiment 7th queen's royal west Battalion Source:6991447 1918
1918
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal West Surrey Regiment 7th Battalion Source:6991447 August 1918
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion Source:675165
1918
death Killed in Action Near Morlancourt France Source:6991447 8th August 1918
burial St Margarets At Cliffe Non-War Cemetery Dover Kent United Kingdom Source:8545020

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Christopher
Initials C
Last Name Bushell
Source 6991471
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
59 Kensington Court, Kensington United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Hinderton Lodge, Neston Road, Ness, Little Neston United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal West Surrey Regiment 7th queen's royal west Battalion T. Lieutenant Colonel
British Army Royal West Surrey Regiment 7th Battalion Lieutenant Colonel
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
VC DSO British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Hope Bushell daughter 1916
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Caroline mother
Reginald Bushell father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rachel Lambert wife August 1915

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne1202
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne1202
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne1202
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Trevor321

External Evidence

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Corpus Christi College Oxford Roll of Honour 1914-18 Anne1202
Kent VCs Hazel53187

Multimedia

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Christopher Bushell Myko59
The Grave of Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Bushel Anne1202

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