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Pair: Captain H. W. Gush, Medical Officer, Gold Coast Colony, who was wounded in action at...
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Pair: Captain H. W. Gush, Medical Officer, Gold Coast Colony, who was wounded in action at the Battle of Nyangao, German East Africa on 18 October 1917, serving with the King’s African Rifles British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. W. Gush.) very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Howard Walter Gush was born in Hove, Sussex in 1878. Qualifying M.B. Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Edinburgh 25 July 1903, he embarked at Liverpool on SS Aro, Elder Dempster Line for Cape Coast 12 January 1907 on being appointed Medical Officer, Medical Department, Gold Coast Colony. Various appointments followed and at the time of the outbreak of the Great War he was Surgeon/Doctor, West Africa Medical Staff, Sekondi, Western Province, Gold Coast. Appointed Temporary Lieutenant, Army Medical Service on 29 May 1916, he embarked for France the following month. Appointed Temporary Captain for service with the King’s African Rifles 1 June 1916 he entered the East Africa theatre of war on 10 July 1917. Present during the Battle of Nyangao, German East Africa on 18 October 1917 he was wounded by gun shot to his left arm in action and was subsequently evacuated home to The Prince of Wales’ Hospital, Marylebone. Found to be unfit for General Service he returned to his duties as an officer of the West Africa Medical Staff on 17 October 1918. As Surgical Specialist, Medical, Gold Coast Colony, he retired to Pension on April 1932 having served with the West African Medical Staff for 25 years and 82 days. In retirement he took up an appointment as Surgeon, Mercantile Marine with Royal Mail Lines between 1933 and 1937. Finally retiring with his wife to Wentworth, Surrey he died at the Royal Cancer Hospital, Chelsea on 31 October 1938, aged 60. Sold with copied service records and a large amount of further research.
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Pair: Captain H. W. Gush, Medical Officer, Gold Coast Colony, who was wounded in action at the Battle of Nyangao, German East Africa on 18 October 1917, serving with the King’s African Rifles British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. W. Gush.) very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Howard Walter Gush was born in Hove, Sussex in 1878. Qualifying M.B. Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Edinburgh 25 July 1903, he embarked at Liverpool on SS Aro, Elder Dempster Line for Cape Coast 12 January 1907 on being appointed Medical Officer, Medical Department, Gold Coast Colony. Various appointments followed and at the time of the outbreak of the Great War he was Surgeon/Doctor, West Africa Medical Staff, Sekondi, Western Province, Gold Coast. Appointed Temporary Lieutenant, Army Medical Service on 29 May 1916, he embarked for France the following month. Appointed Temporary Captain for service with the King’s African Rifles 1 June 1916 he entered the East Africa theatre of war on 10 July 1917. Present during the Battle of Nyangao, German East Africa on 18 October 1917 he was wounded by gun shot to his left arm in action and was subsequently evacuated home to The Prince of Wales’ Hospital, Marylebone. Found to be unfit for General Service he returned to his duties as an officer of the West Africa Medical Staff on 17 October 1918. As Surgical Specialist, Medical, Gold Coast Colony, he retired to Pension on April 1932 having served with the West African Medical Staff for 25 years and 82 days. In retirement he took up an appointment as Surgeon, Mercantile Marine with Royal Mail Lines between 1933 and 1937. Finally retiring with his wife to Wentworth, Surrey he died at the Royal Cancer Hospital, Chelsea on 31 October 1938, aged 60. Sold with copied service records and a large amount of further research.
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