BULL, Leopold
| Service Number: | 3682 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, August 1891 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Montessori College, Brixton Hill, London |
| Occupation: | Law clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3682, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3682, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Mar 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, German Spring Offensive 1918, 'London Gazette' No. 30704, 25 May 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165, 24 October 1918. | |
| 25 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3682, 46th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-07 | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Dernancourt/Ancre, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. As Battalion Intelligence Officer, after the delivery of an attack, he led a patrol forward to clear up the situation. Although severely wounded within 30 yards of the enemy's line, he was able to give useful information when brought back two hours later.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: 27 November 1918 |
Awarded the Military Cross for actions at Dernancourt
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. As Battalion Intelligence Officer, after the delivery of an attack, he led a patrol forward to clear up the situation. Although severely wounded within 30 yards of the enemy's line, he was able to give useful information when brought back two hours later.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: 27 November 1918
Submitted 3 October 2023 by Steve Larkins
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"...Lieutenant Leopold (Leo) Bull, 46th Battalion of St Kilda, Victoria. Described in his Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing File as "a very plucky man and very popular with the men", Lt Bull suffered machine gun wounds to both legs whilst on patrol as Intelligence Officer in no man's land at Morlancourt, France on the night of 6 April 1918. He died the next day in hospital. Lt Bull was posthumously awarded the Military Cross on 26 July 1918 "for conspicuous gallantry and ability as Battalion Intelligence Officer in action near Albert on 5th April 1918"." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Leopold BULL was born in London in 1891
His parents were James Adolphus BULL & Maude Mary HAMLEN who married in England in 1888 (marriage registered in Lambeth) - his Mother Maude died in St Kilda, Victoria in 1912
His brother Hugo BULL (SN 3611) also served in WW1 - he returned to Australia on 9th January, 1920
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