LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman John Barrister BUSH
Service No: 136345
Born: South Kensington NSW, 14 May 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 11 August 1943
Unit: No. 5 Service Flying Training School, Uranquinty NSW
Died: Illness, Wagga Wagga, 11 January 1945, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Wagga Wagga War Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Basil Alan and Catherine Marie Bush, of Malabar
Roll of Honour: Sydney NSW
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 27 December 1944, Leading Aircraftman Bush, an Electrician, was admitted to No 1 RAAF Hospital, Wagga Wagga, suffering from acute Vicerative Endocarditis. He died at 1005 hours on 11 January 1945.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/6/868