Colin Brodie BULL

BULL, Colin Brodie

Service Number: 916
Enlisted: 3 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 12th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Burwood, New South Wales, 1896
Home Town: Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales
Schooling: Fort Street Public School
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in Action, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Cemetery: Beersheba War Cemetery
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

3 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 916, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 916, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 916, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Runic, Sydney
31 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 916, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 916 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-31

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

21 year old Colin Brodie Bull was killed in action on 31 Oct, 1917, Battle of Beersheba.  ...buried the next day, this was not to be his final resting place, for his remains were exhumed in December and buried in the Beersheba Military Cemetery in Palestine. Son of Joseph & Annie Bull, Enfield, Sydney.