| Regimental number | 32724 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bricklayer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Pullar, Grove Bush, Southland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Marion Alice Pullar, Tussock Creek, Southland, Invercargill |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'Operations Gravenstafel - 1st October to 5th October 1917. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On 2nd October 1917, in the Sector east of Ypres, Private Edward William Pullar was acting as a Company Runner. On the day referred to, this runner, in clear daylight, while under heavy shellfire and while being sniped at by the enemy, to an urgent message to the Front Line over open ground, (there being no communication trenches) and returned to Company Headquarters. Immediately afterwards he carried an urgent report back again 500 yards across the open ground through heavy enemy shellfire.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 21 May 1917, and posted to 8th Company. Awarded Military Medal. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803297 |