George's Story.
Born in 1886 at Wilmslow, son of plasterer, Charles and Sarah Bushill, of 5 River Street, Wilmslow, by 1911 the family had moved to Ivy Dean, Mount Pleasant. George worked as a calendar man at a bleach works.
George attested at Manchester, and after his training was drafted with the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F.) to France 2 May 1915. He was killed in action 23 October 1918 aged 32.
He was awarded the Military Medal in September 1918.
Alderley 7 Wilmslow Advertiser. Friday, 15 November 1918.
News has been received by Mr and Mrs Charles Bushill, Manchester Road, Wilmslow, of the death of their second son, Private George Bushill, Gordon Highlanders, who was killed on the 23rd of October last whilst attending to a wounded comrade.
The chaplain writes thus of him:-
"Your son was most gallantly doing his duty when a shell burst near him. He was wounded and died on being taken to our dressing station. He lived only a matter of minutes. He sent his love to you and asked you not to worry. He was very happy and contented to die. He smiled good-bye to us all quite cheerfully as if only going for a short journey. Your son was one of our finest soldiers, always ready for duty, always to be relied on to do it well, fearing no danger. He passed in a remarkable degree the respect and esteem and love of us all. His comrades were drawn to him both by those manly qualities which show themselves in the course of a soldier's life and other qualities of sympathy and self-denial which we see sometimes displayed."
The deceased soldier was 32 years of age. He joined the Colours in January, 1915, and after three months' training was sent to France where he has been for 34 years. In August last he was mentioned in despatches, and in September awarded the Military Medal.
Eight months ago he was at home on sick leave. Before the war he was associated with his uncle, Mr George Bushill, Altrincham Road.
