Melville James Bull
Born 6 Jun 1891 - Died 9 Aug 1915
- Service number
- WWI 11/14 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Trooper AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Melville James AWMM
- Surname
- Bull AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 11/14 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Presbyterian, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 6 Jun 1891 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Hunterville, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- James Bull (father), Hunterville, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 11/14 AWMM
- Military service
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Stockman/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 6 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Orari or Arawa AWMM Trooper AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM Main Body AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
- Height, WWI AWMM
5' 7" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
162 lb AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Trooper AWMM
Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Melville Bull was the son of James and Esther Bull, of Hunterville.
His brother, Lindsay Kingscote Grenville Bull (11/11), also served in World War 1.
"Left New Zealand with his brother in the Main Body as a private in the 6th Squadron W.M.R., and was wounded in company with so many others on August 8th at Chunuk Bair, dying before the dressing station could be reached. Hearing no official news, his family felt convinced that he was still alive, and according to one report in a hospital at Birmingham. Search was accordingly made in the hope that he might yet be discovered, but the Court of Enquiry found that he had been killed in action. He worked as head stockman on his father's farm after leaving school, intending to farm on his own account in the near future." (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School])
Disembarked Suez, 8 February 1916.
Transferred to 3rd Brigade Ammunition Column, 10 March 1916, and reverted to the ranks.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916.
Found guilty, 10 July 1916, of when on Active Service neglect of duty, viz. absent from post at night: forfeited 3 days' pay.
On leave to United Kingdom, 16 July 1916; rejoined unit from leave, 1 August 1917.
Appointed Acting Bombardier, 29 September 1917.
On leave to Paris, 27 October 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 6 November 1917.
Granted special leave to Boulogne, 26 December 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 31 December 1917.
On leave to United Kingdom, 21 August 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 8 September 1918.
Appointed Temporary Corporal to complete establishment, 29 August 1918.
Detached to United Kingdom for training in Officer Training Corps, 22 October 1918.
Promoted Corporal, 31 December 1918.
Promoted Sergeant, 11 November 1918.
Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Northumberland', 28 March 1919; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 30 March 1919 (mumps); discharged to duty, 16 April 1919; discharged (termination of engagement), 7 June 1919.
Total war service: 3 years 274 days (of which 3 years 174 days were abroad) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 9 Aug 1915 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Obituary
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21889655
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/679797/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/679797
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 91 - In Memoriam, 1914-1918. (1919).Wanganui, N.Z.: Collegiate School.
- NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 2: Includes portrait - Unknown, Photographer (1940s). Geoffrey James Innes Collection. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira PH-1999-3.
- Information kindly provided by family
- Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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