BULL John

  • First Name(s):
    John 
  • Surname:
    BULL
  • Service Number:
    325349
  • Rank:

    Lance Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Cavalry
  • Regiment:
    Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
  • Battalion:
    1st/1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    25th October 1918
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Malaria
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria, Grave A. 92.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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BULL John Is Named On These Memorials

Crowle School
Crowle St John the Baptist Church
Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Crowle St John the Baptist Church with the additional information: Serg.
Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars with the additional information: Corporal.

Further Information About BULL John

Rank shown as Lance Sergeant on Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Corporal on Soldiers Died in the Great War. Medal Index Roll records his rank as Corporal.

Enlisted Worcester, resident Crowle.

Prior to the war John worked as a gardener at Crowle Vicarage.  Keen on horses, he enlisted in the Worcestershire Yeomanry on 7th September 1914.  He first entered the theatre of war in Egypt on 20th April 1915 and took a camera with him when he went off to war.  His family still have many of the images he took in their possession.  He was awarded the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the 1915 Star.

Source for additional information:
Crowle in the Great War, The Parish in 1914 and medal roll index cards.

J. Bull 1st/1st Worcester Yeomanry, 6th Draft, embarked at Devonport 4th May 1916 for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt on 15th May 1916.  Died 25th October 1918.

Source for additional information: The Yeomanry Cavalry of Worcestershire 1914 – 1922.

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