| Regimental number | 10312 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.4 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A Bulman, Wood End, Awarua Plains |
| Previous military service | Served in Southalnd Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs G.A. Brown (formerly Bulman), 313 North Road, Gladstone, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 March 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 22 July 1916, and posted to 10th Company. On leave to United Kingdom, 21 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 6 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing, believed killed.' Statement, 29959 Pte R.E. OATS, 10th Company, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment: 'I saw Bulman at the assembly point previous to the attack on Belle Vue Spur, 12 Oct. I did not see him again but a man told me that he was killed well up the spur close to the enemy wire. Owing to the heavy enemy fire it was very difficult to search this part of the country.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 8 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21889710 |