BULL, Walter Henry
| Service Number: | 2288 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 July 1916, Newcastle Depot Battalion, 36 days, MU |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, New South Wales, 30 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Boolaroo, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 21 Robert Street, Wickham, N.S.W., 19 August 1981, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW METHODIST 4-12. 21. |
| Memorials: | Boolaroo Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Boolaroo Presbyterian Honor Roll, Sulphide Corporation Pty. Ltd. Cockle Creek Works Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 35th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle Depot Battalion, 36 days, MU | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2288, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2288, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2288, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
42 years ago today, on the 21st August 1981, Driver Walter Henry Bull, 35th Battalion (Reg No-2288), labourer from Second Street, Boolaroo, New South Wales and 21 Robert Street, Wickham, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 84. METHODIST 4-12. 21.
Born at Hamilton, New South Wales on the 30th May 1897 to Thomas John Joseph and Eliza Bull or Walter H and Barbara Bull; husband of Nellie (Nelly, Ellen) Catherine Bull nee Oldfield (married 1914, Wallsend, N.S.W., died 24.7.1962, age 68, sleeping here), Walter enlisted on the 19th May 1916 at Boolaroo, N.S.W.
Discharged medically unfit, not due to misconduct 23.6.1916.
Reenlisted-4.7.1916, Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A30 Borda on the 17th October 1916.
Granted leave to England from 27.7.1918 to 13.8.1918.
Walter returned home on the 10th August 1919, being discharged on the 18th September 1919.
Mr. Bull’s name has been inscribed on the Boolaroo District Pictorial Roll of Honour, Boolaroo Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Boolaroo Presbyterian Church Honor Roll and the Sulphide Corporation Pty Ltd Cockle Creek Works Roll of Honour.
Not officially commemorated.
I have placed poppies and a 1914-1918 WAR label at Walter’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Walter also has an individual Memorial Plaque at The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall, located in the cemetery grounds.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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