Regimental number | 819 |
Place of birth | Alexandra, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Coachman |
Address | Grant Street, Alexandra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Kate Bulmer, Grant Street, Alexandra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 2 October 1915. Disembarked HS 'Dunluce Castle, Alexandria, 23 December 1915 (influenza); admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 24 December 1915; discharged to duty, 27 December 1915. Transferred to 12th Light Horse Regiment, 21 February 1916, and marched out to Oasis Camp, Heliopolis. Admitted to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 16 June 1916 (pyrexia), and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, Kantara; to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 19 June 1916; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 3 July 1916 (malaria); to England on board HS 'Kanowna', 13 August 1916, and admitted to Tower Auxiliary Hospital, 27 August 1916 (old malaria: slight). Marched in to AIF Headquarters from No 1 Command Depot, 27 September 1916; marched out to 14th Training Bn, 1 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 November 1916; taken on strength, 56th Bn, 7 December 1916. To Summer Rest Camp, 10 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 24 June 1917. On leave to England, 30 October 1917; rejoined Bn, 2 December 1917. Found guilty, 3 December 1917, of being absent without leave, 7.30 am, 10 November, to 8.30 pm, 21 November 1917: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeited total of 17 days' pay. Reverted to Private at own request, 2 December 1917. Detached to 2nd Army Musketry School, 16 March 1918; rejoined Bn, 28 April 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 26 October 1918; rejoined Bn, 12 November 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 20 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Cardiff on board 'Port Macquarie', 28 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 26 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 1 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 73 |
Place of burial | New Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BULMER Stanley |