
| Regimental number | 8/4045 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 171 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Tull, 25 Eye Street, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in G Battery (Volunteers), Invercargill; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death incorrectly recorded on CWGC site as 23 September 1916. |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 73), Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Sarah Tull, 25 Eye Street, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 13 May 1916 (influenza); discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 17 May 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 23 May 1916, and posted to 4th Company. Attached to Machine Gun Company, 11 July 1916. Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, left leg, fracture), and admitted to 15th Corps Main Dressing Station, and transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 16 September 1916. War service: 304 days (of which 197 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 19 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22013999 |
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