John Bush (Royal Navy officer)

Sir John Bush
Sir John Bush
Born	1 November 1914
Died	10 May 2013 (aged 98)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	6th Frigate Squadron; Western Fleet
Battles/wars	World War II
Relations	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Cross & two bars

Admiral Sir John Fitzroy Duyland Bush GCB DSC** (1 November 1914 – 10 May 2013) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet.

Naval career

Educated at Clifton College,[1] Bush was commissioned into the Royal Navy and served in World War II.[2] He became Commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Undine as well as Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron in 1955, Flag Officer (Flotillas) in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1961[3] and then Commander of the British Naval staff in Washington D. C. in 1962.[4]

In January 1967 he led a British delegation to South Africa to renegotiate the Simonstown Agreement.[5]

He was appointed Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1965[6] and the first Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet in 1967.[7] He retired in 1970.[2]

In retirement he held the posts of Rear-Admiral and then Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom. He was one of the inaugural members of East Hampshire District Council after its creation in 1973.[8] He died on 10 May 2013.[5][8]

Family

In 1938 he married Ruth Kennedy Horsey; they went on to have three sons and two daughters.[2][5]

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References

"Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p420: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
Debrett's People of Today 1994
Whitaker's Almanack 1962
Whitaker's Almanack 1963
"BUSH - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". Announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
Whitaker's Almanack 1966
September 2007 Circular Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Royal Naval Association
"War hero admiral dies after a career at sea and ashore" Petersfield Post, 5 June 2013

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Frewen	Vice Chief of the Naval Staff 1965–1967	Succeeded by Sir Peter Hill-Norton
Preceded by New Post	Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet 1967–1970	Succeeded by Sir William O'Brien
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Nigel Henderson	Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1976–1979	Succeeded by Sir William O'Brien
Preceded by Sir Nigel Henderson	Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1979–1984	Succeeded by Sir William O'Brien

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[1] "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p420: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948

[debrett-2] Debrett's People of Today 1994

[3] Whitaker's Almanack 1962

[4] Whitaker's Almanack 1963

[tele-5] "BUSH - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". Announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

[6] Whitaker's Almanack 1966

[7] September 2007 Circular Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Royal Naval Association

[peter-8] "War hero admiral dies after a career at sea and ashore" Petersfield Post, 5 June 2013