BULL, Robert Charles
| Service Numbers: | 268, Q69211 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Light Horse Reinforcements |
| Born: | Rocky Creek, Queensland, Australia, 17 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Emerald, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Loco cleaner |
| Died: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 1 July 1946, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bowen General Cemetery, Qld SHEET 1 02.08.01, Grave 1808 |
| Memorials: | Bajool Ulam and District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 268, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 268, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 268, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Light Horse Reinforcements, Light Horse Details |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Aug 1940: | Involvement Captain, Q69211 | |
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| 15 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Q69211 | |
| 15 Aug 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Q69211 | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry BULL and Maria BULL nee FERGUSON
Husband of Kathleen ROSE BEITZ fmly BULL nee DOWLING
The sudden death occurred at Bowen this week of Captain Robert Charles Bull who until recently, was associated with the V.D.C. at Townsville and Charters Towers. Before World War 11 the late Captain-Bull lived in Rockhampton where he was attached to the Railway Department. He Served on Gallipoli in the first world war, and was badly wounded. At the out-break of the last war he was soon in uniform again and he served throughout the war. Captain Bull arrived in Bowen, where he was negotiating the purchase of a hotel property.
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