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PULLEN, Albert David
| Service Number: | 1540 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gibraltar, Spain, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer, South Australian Railways |
| Died: | Port Lincoln, South Australia, 28 January 1961, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1, Port Lincoln S.A.R. Eyre's Peninsula Division Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia, Australia | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1540, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1540, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1540, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA: 1910 - 1924) Friday 25 March 1921
RAILWAY STAFF CHANGES.
Mr. A. D. Pullen, of the locomotive branch, has been appointed fitters mate at the Cummins running sheds on the Eyre Peninsula division.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107257961
Port Lincoln Times (SA: 1927 - 1954) Friday 19 July 1935
DEATH OF MRS. A. D. PULLEN
Mrs. A. D. Pullen, who died at the Port Lincoln Hospital on Sunday morning, after a long illness, at the age of 40 years, was born in Port Lincoln. Her maiden name was Irene Frick. Mrs. Pullen, who was a loyal war-worker, left a widower and two sons, Patrick (10) and Peter (5). The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, at the Catholic Cemetery, when Rev. Father P. L. Kelly was assisted by Father P. P. Kelly, eighteen altar boys took part in the service, as a mark of respect for Pat Pullen, who is an altar boy. Several of Mr. Pullen's fellow railway employes were pallbearers, and Mr. S. J. Wyatt was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96716928