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Information from Edwin F. Bull, father, Newton Lane, Wigton Magna, Leicester: Anzac Memorial Tele/Mirror list 11/11/1993 Died of Wounds. 9/10/1917
Bullard, Private Reginald Roy (Roy) no.2873 2nd Field Bakery, formerly 56th Battalion 7th Reinforcements Unwin Street, Canterbury. Messenger Born 1896, son of Samuel H. & Jane Selina Bullard Enlisted 24/5/1916, aged 19. Single. Church of England. Next of kin, mother, Mrs Jane Selina Bullard, Unwin Street, Canterbury. Embarked from Sydney 25/10/1916 per HMAT A11 Ascanius Returned to Australia 15/4/1918 Roll of Honour, St Pauls Church, Canterbury
Bullard, Private Samuel Henry no.4428 1st Battalion, 14th Reinforcements Unwin Street, Canterbury. Baker Born 1875, son of Samuel Henry and Catherine Bullard Married Jane Selina Walsh 1895 Father of Roy Bullard (see above) Enlisted 16/8/1915, aged 40, Baker, married. Wife: Mrs J.S. Bullard, Unwin Street, Canterbury. Casualty List SMH 3/7/1917 Ill Returned to Australia 25/6/1917 Died 1924 Roll of Honour, St Pauls Church, Canterbury Roll of Honour, Canterbury District
Bulmer, Sergeant Robert Henry no. 166 3rd Battalion, formerly 1st Field Ambulance C Section North Parade, Campsie. Pattern maker NSW Railway Workshops, Eveleigh Born 1890 at Annandale, son of William H.V. & Ruth Anna Bulmer, (later of Nelson, Riverstone, NSW) Lived at Kogarah, educated at Leichhardt and Technical College NSW. Captain, senior cadets, 2nd Military District. Enlisted at Petersham 24/8/1914, aged24. Single. Baptist. Next of kin, W. A Bulmer, Webber’s Road, Carlton. Embarked from Sydney 20/10/1914 per HMAT A14 Euripides Won the Championship silver cup, Mena Camp Wrestling Tournament, February 1915. Killed in action 16/7/1915, at Johnson’s Jolly. Buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, grave LB. 16.
Brother of Walter Edgar Bulmer, killed at Pozieres, 22/8/1916. Tele/Mirror list 11/11/1993 Killed in Action Anzac Memorial Killed in Action 16/7/1915
Burgess, Private Harold Alfred no.4140 54th Battalion Lakemba Enlisted 17/9/1915 Casualty list SMH 5/5/1917 Wounded (2nd occasion) Casualty list SMH 22/5/1917 Severely wounded Returned to Australia 27/7/1917 Married 1924 to Mary E.F. Bishop
Burke, Private Thomas J. no.503 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, formerly 5th Machine Gun Company 8th Reinforcements Tennyson Street, Campsie. Butcher Born 1897 at Campsie, son of Tobias and Amelia Burke Enlisted at Sydney 17/6/1916, aged 19. Single. Catholic. Next of kin, mother, Amelia Burke, Tennyson Street, Campsie. Serving in the 30th Infantry at the time of enlistment. Embarked from Melbourne 23/11/1916 per HMAT A20 Hororata Casualty list SMH 3/8/1918 Still abroad October 1919. Roll of Honour, Canterbury District
Burnard, Private Harry no.4578 16th Battalion “Ionic” Acton Street, Hurlstone Park. Sailor Born in London, son of Richard and Jessie Burnard. Came to Australia aged 29 years. Six years in the Imperial Navy. Married Ellen Sheard 1911. Enlisted at Sydney. Casualty List SMH 15/12/1917 Killed in Action 11/4/1917 (Previously reported missing) Killed in action at Riencourt 11/4/1917, aged 40 years. Buried in Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Pas de Calais, Grave VI.B.40. (Probably re-buried from Noreuil British Cemetery) AWM File IDRL 428 Letters to Red Cross re Australian servicemen: Wounded 10/8/1916, no Hospital; Rejoined Unit 16/8/1916. Killed in action 11/4/1917 - previously reported missing. Certified by AIF Headquarters 13/11/1917. Information to Australian War Memorial from wife, Ellen Burnard, “Ionic" Acton Street, Hurlstone Park.