Edward Leslie (Les) BULL

BULL, Edward Leslie

    Service Number: 3256
    Enlisted: 9 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 60th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, 15 October 1888
    Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
    Schooling: South Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Locomotive Fireman
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 27 years
    Cemetery: Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix
    Plot II. Row A. Grave 1 (Coll.). Inscription: HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3256, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
    11 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
    20 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 7th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    24 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 7th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    1 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 2. Australian Stationary Hospital -- Mumps -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    1 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 59th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- 15th Australian Field Ambulance -- Parotitis -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    17 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    22 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 59th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    17 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 60th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- 15th Australian Field Ambulance -- Sore Feet -- Ferry Post, Egypt
    19 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
    18 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
    29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3256 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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