Regimental number | 4598 |
Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
School | Bendigo State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Joiner |
Address | Post Office, Middle Brighton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Tully, Post Office, Middle Brighton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, Bendigo; transferred to exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4598A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery , Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Constance TULLY, 5 Seymour Grove, Brighton Beach, Victoria. Native of New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2093 Gunner John Keith TULLY, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, France, 22 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 28 February 1916. Taken on strength, 58th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 2 April 1916; taken on strength, 3 April 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 28 April 1916 (influenza); rejoined Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 30 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2790310: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TULLY Walter Allan
Red Cross File No 2790310 |