BULLEN, Richard Harold Christopher Valentine
| Service Number: | 1071 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, January 1897 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Striker |
| Died: | Illness, Telarah, New South Wales, Australia, 4 September 1962 |
| Cemetery: |
Beresfield Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1071, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1071, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1071, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 6 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1071, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to face, contusion of right eye, defective vision | |
| 19 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1071, 35th Infantry Battalion, MD -wound to right eye |
Pte Richard Harold Christopher Valentine BULLEN
From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Richard Harold Christopher Valentine BULLEN
Regimental Number: 1071
Unit Name: 35th Battalion, D Company
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Striker
Address: Telarah, via West Maitland, NSW
Age at Enlistment: 18 years and 11 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 11 December 1915,
West Maitland, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, Fredrick George Bullen, Telarah,
via West Maitland, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW,
on board HMAT A24 Benalla, on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 35th Battalion
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: Proceeded overseas to France on 21 November 1916. Then on 27 January 1917 admitted to 10th Field Ambulance with deafness, and discharged the same day. Wounded in action 7 June 1917. Invalided to England 8 June 1917 from 83rd General Hospital, Boulogne, France, with a gunshot wound to face. Admitted to Exeter Military Hospital (Grouped Auxiliary Hospital), Exeter, Devon, England, 9 June 1917 with contused eye. Transferred from Exeter to 1st Australian Hospital, with gunshot wound right eye. He was returned to Australian from England for discharge with defective vision, and discharged 19 January 1918.
Place of Wounding: Gunshot wound, face, 7 June 1917, France.
Fate: Returned to Australia per SS Port Lyttleton, 19 October 1917. He married Ethel Lovedale Tiedeman, 3 July 1920, St Luke's Church of England, Homeville, West Maitland, NSW
Place of Death: 4 September 1962, Telarah, NSW
Place of Cremation: Beresfield Crematorium, Beresfield, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Greta War Memorial, Greta, NSW
Submitted 22 July 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed
Richard Harold Christopher Valentine BULLEN was born in Singleton, NSW in 1897
His parents were Frederick George BULLEN & Rebecca Hannah BROOKER who married in Singleton on 11th January, 1888
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