BULTEEL, Thomas Edward
| Service Number: | 861 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yealmpton, Devonshire, England, 2 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Netheravon, Wiltshire, England, 24 February 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Figheldean (St. Michael) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 861, 11th Infantry Battalion, Extensive experience previous to WWI in UK and WA. | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 861, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 861, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 26 Oct 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 861, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from AIF to be appointed as a 2nd Lt, 36th Battery of the Royal Field Artillery |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 24th February…… Thomas Edward Bulteel was born at Yealmpton, Devonshire, England on 2nd March, 1889.
He arrived at Fremantle, Western Australia in June, 1913 on R.M.S. Moldavia.
On 7th September, 1914 Thomas Edward Bulteel in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) a 25 year old, single, Farmer, from Katanning, Western Australia.
Private Thomas Edward Bulteel, Service number 861, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 31st October, 1914 with the 11th Infantry Battalion “H” Company.
He embarked on HMT Suffolk from Alexandria on 2nd March, 1915 to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Gallipoli Peninsula.
On 22nd July, 1915 Private Bulteel was transferred from “D” Company to Battalion Signallers at Gallipoli Peninsula.
Private Bulteel reported sick on 21st September, 1915. He was admitted to No. 3 Field Ambulance at Gallipoli Peninsula with Pyrexia (Fever of unknown origin) then transferred the same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Private Bulteel was transferred to Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle on 21st September, 1915 & was admitted to St. Patrick’s Hospital at Malta on 27th September, 1915 with Debility. He was transferred to Hospital Ship Panama & embarked for England on 8th October, 1915.
He was admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England on 16th October, 1915.
Mrs J. E. Matthews, Babland, Modbury, South Devon, mother of Private Thomas Edward Bulteel, was advised by Base Records on 20th October, 1915 that he had been admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth.
Private Thomas Edward Bulteel was discharged from Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 26th October, 1915, having been granted a Commission in the British Army. “Discharged from A.I.F. with effect from 26.10.15 in consequence of his appointment to a temporary 2nd Lieutenancy in the 36th Bty, Royal Field Artillery.” He had served with Australian Imperial Force for 1 year & 50 days.
Second Lieutenant Thomas Edward Bulteel was granted a Commission in the British Army – Royal Field Artillery on 27th October, 1915.
According to a newspaper report Second Lieutenant Thomas Edward Bulteel was gassed in June, 1917.
On 10th September, 1917 Lieutenant Thomas Edward Bulteel was attached to Royal Flying Corps as a Special Case. He was posted to No. 7 Training Squadron on 3rd October, 1917 then transferred to No. 8 Training Squadron from 23rd November, 1917.
He was appointed Flying Officer on 22nd January, 1918.
On 24th February, 1918 Lieutenant Thomas Edward Bulteel, of No. 8 Training Squadron, Netheravon, Wiltshire, England was piloting a Bristol Fighter C4809 when it collided with D.H.6 C2003 mid-air at 50 feet at Netheravon. 2nd Lieutenant R. Wilson of the other plane was uninjured.
Lieutenant Thomas Edward Bulteel died on 24th February, 1918 at Netheravon, Wiltshire, England as a result of an Aero Accident.
Court of Inquiry – “The Court are of the opinion that 2nd Lt Wilson failed to see the B.F. which was apparently about to land. That the B.F. pilot evidently opened out his engine on seeing the D.H. 6 prepare to takeoff. That the collision was directly caused by the D.H. 6 turning to the left instead of flying straight into the wind. Further the Court are of opinion that the accident was due to carelessness on the part if 2/Lt R. Wilson the pilot of D.H. 6 2003.”
Lieutenant Thomas Edward Bulteel was buried in St. Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Figheldean, Wiltshire, England and now has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/figheldean.html
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