Regimental number | 2413 |
Place of birth | Grenfell, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 10 Johns Street, St Peters, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel May Gullen, 10 Johns Street, St Peters, Sydney, New South Wales (Roll of Honour records states wife: Lillian Grace Gullen) |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 54th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/71/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret GULLEN. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 30 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 22 December 1916. Proceeded to unit, 31 December 1916; taken on strength of 54th Bn, 1 January 1917. Promoted Driver, 17 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 28 January 1918; rejoined unit, 22 February 1918. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 56th Bn, 11 October 1918. Rejoined unit from Bde School, 17 November 1918. Reverts to the rank of Private, 23 November 1918. Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 9 April 1919; marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 17 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Beltana', 2 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 19 July 1919; discharged Sydney (termination of period of enlistment), 28 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 51 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GULLEN William Henry |