Clarence Frederick BULL

Regimental number13/564
Date of birth9 September 1878
Place of birthWaddington, Christchurch
ReligionChurch of England
AddressManurewa, Auckland
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 11.5"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Bull, c/o H P Nelson, Cambridge
Previous military serviceServed as No 2580 in the 5th Contingent, South African (Boer) War.
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 1), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Ursula Bull; Wife: Alice Bull, 549 Childers Road, Gisborne. Native of Waddington, North Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Promoted Corporal, Gallipoli, 29 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805