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Walter BULL

Regimental number5342
Place of birthBirmingham, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWyalong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.2
Height5' 2.5"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Bull, Bulls Moor, Nottingham Road, Belper, Derbyshire, England
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of weak left eye)
Enlistment date5 January 1916
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A4 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1919
Discharge date13 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left thigh), Sydney, 13 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death14 December 1967
Age at death79
Place of burialCremated: St Thomas Cemetery, Enfield, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BULL Walter

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