Edward Teshmaker Busk

1886–1914 (age 28)

Biography

Edward Teshmaker Busk combined engineering ingenuity with a steady hand to help shape early aviation, bringing fresh ideas to aircraft design even as the new machines took to the skies for the first time. His technical leadership was a beacon for men striving to turn dreams of flight into reliable practice.

His service, cut short by wartime tragedy, is remembered at Aldershot Military Cemetery, where his name speaks to the many engineers whose creativity and perseverance built the foundations of modern aeronautics.

Also buried at Aldershot Military Cemetery

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Aldershot Military Cemetery
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Henry Biziou
1896–1919 (age 23)
Aldershot Military Cemetery
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Samuel Lomax
1855–1915 (age 60)
Aldershot Military Cemetery
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Frank Goodden
1889–1917 (age 28)
Aldershot Military Cemetery
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George Armand Furse
1834–1906 (age 72)
Aldershot Military Cemetery
Konrad Ostrowski
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Aldershot Military Cemetery