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John Wallace Bull
| Name on Board | JW Bull |
| Name on Service Records |
John Wallace Bull |
| Enlistment Age | 22 |
| Occupation | Theological Student |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | John Henry and Margaretta Annie Bull |
| Address | "The Grange", 219 Osborne St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 5/10/1916 |
| Service No. | 7122 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 23/11/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Hororata A20 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 5th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 20/09/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 5th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Lance Corporal |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium (Initially buried where he was killed, near Glencourse Wood. No known grave) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
In a letter to Mr Bull after his son's death, his commanding officer wrote that despite developing deafness, John Bull was determined to fight.
Prior to enlisting Lce Cpl Bull was a local postal assistant before entering St John's College, St Kilda to train for the ministry. He was held in such high regard at the Aspendale Episcopalian Church that as a tribute to John Wallace Bull, they installed a brass altar book-rest inscribed with his name and date of death.
Sadly his identity disc and his personal effects were lost at sea when the Barunga was sunk by torpedo in July 1918 off the Cornwall coast.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 6 April, 1918, p2
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