Regimental number | 86 |
Place of birth | Ashburnham, Orange, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Euchareena, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Slaughterman |
Address | Stone Creek, via Orange, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bult, Stone Creek, via Orange, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 24.5 |
Place of burial | Port Said War memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 18), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Elizabeth BULT, Store Creek, New South Wales. Native of Euchareena, New South Wales |
Other details |
War Service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine. Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 27 June 1916. Transferred to 6th Light Horse Regiment, 5 August 1916. To be Lance Corporal, 7 April 1917. Detached to duty, Supply Section, 2 July 1917; rejoined 6th Light Horse Regiment, 18 July 1917. To Rest Camp, Port Said, 1 August 1917; rejoined unit, 11 August 1917. Admitted to 7th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, 19 January 1918 (bronchitis); transferred to Anzac Receiving Station, 30 January 1918 (pulmonary tuberculosis); to Hospital Train, 2 February 1918; to 43rd Stationary Hospital, 3 February 1918 (dangerously ill); to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 4 February 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, 5 February 1918; died of disease, 15 February 1918 (acute pulmonary tuberculosis). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 86 Arthur BULT for first period of enlistment |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BULT Arthur |