Gus Bostock

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☨ Gus Bostock
Profession	circus assistant director
Personal details
Born	1882-06-04 Le Mans in France
Dead	1943-08-05 Whitecraigs, Glasgow in United Kingdom
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	assistant director -
Location	at Bostock & Wombwells Menagerie (Wombwell No.2 menagerie) in United Kingdom

Relevant literature

Biography details

Edward Henry Augustus Bostock , circus assistant director in United Kingdom

Born 1882-06-04 in France dead 1943-08-05 in United Kingdom , son of director Edward Bostock .

1915-04: Two of my 4 sons are in the Army: My second son, Alexander Gordon Bostock, who has been in charge of the Ipswich Hippodrome has joined up. And was followed shortly after by my eldest son Gus, Edward Henry Augustus Bostock, who is my assistant and right-hand in Glasgow.

Educated at Dollar Academy, Perthshire.
Served in the R.A.S.C. in World War I, and in the Home Guard in World war II.
He was awarded a medal for capturing a thief single-handed.
After a period of managing his father's business he became chairman and director of Bostock's Entertainments Circuit, Glasgow.
A Rotarian.
Known as "Gus".

Siblings

Siblings through the father Edward Bostock (1858 -- ?):

John Bostock Born 1889-02-22 Dead: † 1920-12-21
Alexander Bostock Born 1885-01-22 Dead: † 1919-01-12
Arthur Bostock Born 1886-10-13 Dead: † 1963-07-17

Gus Bostock s ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Gus Bostock Born: 1882-06-04	Father: Edward Bostock Born: 1858	Paternal Grandfather: James Bostock Born: 1814-04-20	Paternal Great-grandfather:
		Paternal Grandfather: James Bostock Born: 1814-04-20	Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Emma Wombwell Born: 1835	Paternal Great-grandfather:: William Wombwell
		Paternal Grandmother: Emma Wombwell Born: 1835	Paternal Great-grandmother:
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). assistant director Edward Henry Augustus Bostock in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1493. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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From the list of elephant persons Family: Bostock

Siblings

Siblings through the father Edward Bostock (1858 -- ?):

Gus Bostock s ancestral Ahnentafel:

References

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