BULLEN, Arthur Edward
| Service Number: | 1729 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1914, Oaklands, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 9 November 1951, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine General Cemetery, Qld OP10 grave 941. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1729, 10th Infantry Battalion, Oaklands, SA | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1729, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1729, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1729, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Arthur
ARTHUR EDWARD BULLEN No: 1729
4/10th Battalion
Arthur was born in 1879 to Thomas and Elanore in Clunes, Victoria. He married Mary Jane Lugg in 1905.
Enlisted 19.12.1914 in Oakland, South Australia and embarked from Adelaide aboard Port Lincoln on 1.4.1915.
He landed on Gallipoli on 27.5.1915 and 2 months later was admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital on Lemnos Island with an inflammation of the stomach. With a number of serious ailments he was sent to London and returned to Australia on 8.5.1916.
Arthur Bullen passed away on 9.11.1951 at the age of 72 years. Buried in Proserpine Old Cemetery, section OP10 grave 941.
Submitted 2 January 2025 by Lyn Burke
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Elanore BULLEN in Clunes, Victoria.
He married Mary Jane Lugg in 1905.
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