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Arthur BULT

Regimental number86
Place of birthAshburnham, Orange, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Euchareena, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSlaughterman
AddressStone Creek, via Orange, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bult, Stone Creek, via Orange, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 September 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on 3 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of disease 16 February 1918
Place of death or woundingPalestine
Age at death24.5
Place of burialPort Said War memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 18), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
5
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Elizabeth BULT, Store Creek, New South Wales. Native of Euchareena, New South Wales
Other details

War Service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine.

Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 27 June 1916.

Transferred to 6th Light Horse Regiment, 5 August 1916.

To be Lance Corporal, 7 April 1917.

Detached to duty, Supply Section, 2 July 1917; rejoined 6th Light Horse Regiment, 18 July 1917.

To Rest Camp, Port Said, 1 August 1917; rejoined unit, 11 August 1917.

Admitted to 7th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, 19 January 1918 (bronchitis); transferred to Anzac Receiving Station, 30 January 1918 (pulmonary tuberculosis); to Hospital Train, 2 February 1918; to 43rd Stationary Hospital, 3 February 1918 (dangerously ill); to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 4 February 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, 5 February 1918; died of disease, 15 February 1918 (acute pulmonary tuberculosis).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee 86 Arthur BULT for first period of enlistment
SourcesNAA: B2455, BULT Arthur

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