lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BRYANT, CHARLES WILLIAM=, Ordinary Seaman, J. 10225, H.M.S.
Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BRYANT, HENRY EDWARD=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 4220), S.S.
102908 H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of
Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=BRYANT, JOHN WILLIAM=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 8959), 207950, H.M.S.
Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BRYANT, RICHARD=, Chief Armourer, 168951, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost
in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=BRYANT, THOMAS HENRY=, Armourer’s Crew, M. 7291, H.M.S. Hogue;
lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BINGHAM-BRYDEN, EDWARD CARRUTHERS=, Private, No. 1137, D Coy.,
4th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, only _s._ of the late
Edward Carruthers Bryden, of Birklees, Goulburn, New South Wales,
Dental Surgeon, by his wife, Anna Maria (Birklees, Goulburn, New South
Wales), dau. of the late Henry Bingham, of Annagh House, co. Mayo
[2nd _s._ of Robert Augustus Bingham, of Bingham Castle, co.
Mayo]; _b._ Birklees, Goulburn, 30 July, 1894; educ. Goulburn
and afterwards at an Agricultural College, and when war broke out was
on a station learning farming previous to taking up land for himself;
volunteered for Imperial service at the end of Aug. 1914; left for
Egypt with the main force on the Euripides, 19 Oct. 1914; took part
in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and was killed in
action there the following day; _unm._ His company officer wrote:
“He was in my company and under me since we left Sydney. I wanted
you to know he died as a true soldier. His body was buried on the
battlefield.”
[Illustration: =E. C. Bingham-Bryden.=]
=BUCHANAN, DUNCAN ALLAN=, Private, No. 1837, 1/8th Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders (T.F.), eldest _s._ of Thomas Watters
Buchanan, of Oak Bank, Oban, Sheep Farmer, by his wife, Jane Cooper,
dau. of the late William Allan, of Morningside, Edinburgh; _b._
Colisnacone Farm, Glencoe, co. Argyle, 19 Dec. 1894; educ. Oban High
School; prior to the outbreak of the war was in the employment of
Messrs. Hosack & Sutherland, Lawyers at Oban, but volunteered his
services immediately and enlisted in the Cycle Corps of the 8th Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders, going with his regt. to Flanders in May.
On 11 June, 1915, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were in the
trenches near Festubert, and as the men were short of rations, parties
of ten from each platoon were organised to go to the rear for the
purpose of obtaining food. No. 16 platoon, of which Buchanan was a
member, went first. The firing trench was only between 50 and 100 yards
from the enemy, and the men had to run about 100 yards across the open
to get into the communication trench. When they were about half way
across the Germans opened fire. Buchanan was badly wounded by a bullet
in the thigh. He was brought home and died in Netley Hospital 6 July,
following, from haemorrhage caused by the rupture of an artery. In all
the letters from officers and comrades, also the nurses and orderlies,
reference was made to his brightness and to his cheerful obliging
disposition under all circumstances. He was _unm._
[Illustration: =Duncan Allan Buchanan.=]
=BUCHANAN, JAMES HERBERT=, Lieut., 4th (Extra Reserve) Battn.
Princess Victoria’s Royal Irish Fusiliers, attached 1st Battn.
Leinster Regt., only _s._ of George Buchanan, of Prospect House,
Ballyward, Banbridge, co. Down, retired teacher and farmer, by his
wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Ochiltree; _b._ Ballyward, 12
Aug. 1892; educ. Excelsior Academy, Banbridge, and Queen’s University,
Belfast, where he studied with a view to entering the ministry of the
Presbyterian Church. While at Queen’s University he was for three years
a member of the O.T.C. and rose to the rank of Sergt. On 24 June, 1914,
he was gazetted 2nd Lieut., being posted to the 4th Battn. Royal Irish
Fusiliers. After joining he spent some time training at Carrickfergus,
was promoted Lieut. 2 Nov. 1914, and on 16 Feb. left for France with
a draft of 200 men. They arrived on the 18th and spent five days at
the base. He was then attached to the Leinster Regt. and served with
them in the trenches until 15 March, when he received his fatal wound.
Writing of his death his Captain said: “On the evening of 14 March he
led his men against a German trench, and with great valour took it and
held it till morning when it was found to be untenable. At daylight
the order was given to retreat, and while assembling his men he was
shot twice through the body by snipers.” He was carried to the Field
Hospital where he died next morning (16 March, 1915) at 11 o’clock and
was buried the same evening in the officers’ cemetery at Dickebush. A
commanding officer wrote: “To say that Lieut. Buchanan was loved by his
men is not enough, they idolised him.”
[Illustration: =James Herbert Buchanan.=]
=BUCHANAN, WILLIAM=, Petty Officer, 1st Class, 166810, H.M.S.
Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=GRAY-BUCHANAN, CECIL GORDON=, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse,
Australian Imp. Force, yst. _s._ of Lieut.-Col. (Hon. Col.)
James Ross Gray-Buchanan, of Eastfleld, Cambuslang, and Scotstoun,
co. Lanark, late Commanding 3rd and 4th Battns. The Cameronians, and
previously for many years with the 26th Cameronians; by his wife,
Kate, dau. of James Farie, of Farme, co. Lanark, and grandson of
Thomas Gray-Buchanan, of Ardoch and Scotstoun; _b._ Eastfleld,
Rutherglen, 9 Sept. 1886; educ. Cargilfield School and Fettes College,
Edinburgh; joined the Australian Light Horse on the outbreak of war,
and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 14 May, 1915. The Col.
commanding the regt. wrote that he had had the opportunity of observing
him on a good many occasions, both on shipboard and in Egypt, and his
service was ever a credit to himself and his family and that he was
seen to fall gallantly doing his duty to the last.
[Illustration: =Cecil Gordon Gray-Buchanan.=]
=GRAY-BUCHANAN, CLAUDE=, Capt., 35th Sikhs, Indian Army, eldest
_s._ of Lieut.-Col. Michael Rowand Gray-Buchanan, of Ettrick
Dale, Isle of Bute, by his wife, Frederica, 7th dau. of Henry Stuart,
of Montford, Isle of Bute [and granddau. of Rear-Admiral Lord George
Stuart, C.B., 7th _s._ of John, 4th Earl, and 1st Marquis of
Bute], and grandson of Thomas Gray-Buchanan, of Ardoch and Scotstoun:
_b._ Timaru, New Zealand, 17 Feb. 1878; educ. Harrow and
Sandhurst, out of which he passed first in 1898; when he was attached
to the 1st Battn. Hampshire Regt. as a probationer for the Indian
Army. He served with that regt. at Lundi Kotal (Khyber Pass) and on
the North West Frontier of India from October, 1898 to October, 1899,
when he was appointed to the 35th Sikhs, and promoted Lieut. 30 Oct.
1900. He served through the Waziri Campaign in 1901, for which he
received the medal and clasp. He received his company, 20 July, 1907,
and passed out of the Staff College, Quetta, in Dec. 1913. Early in
Aug. he was appointed to the Headquarters Staff of the Royal Flying
Corps, Expeditionary Force and on 2 Nov. 1914, was attached to the 8th
Gurkhas. He was at first reported missing, but afterwards officially
reported as having been killed in action near Festubert, 4 Nov. 1914.
He _m._ at St. Augustine’s Church, Dumbarton, 2 July, 1914, Jane
Cecilia Hope, only dau. of Major Robert Elmsall Findlay, of Boturich
Castle, co. Dumbarton, _s.p._
[Illustration: =Claude Gray-Buchanan.=]
=GRAY-BUCHANAN, WALTER BRUCE=, Capt. and Adjutant, 2nd Battn.
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), fourth _s._ of Lieut.-Col
(Hon. Col.) James Ross Gray-Buchanan, of Eastfleld, Cambuslang,
and Scotstoun. co. Lanark, late commanding 3rd and 4th battns. The
Cameronians, and previously for many years with the 26th Cameronians;
by his wife, Kate, dau. of James Farie, of Farme, co. Lanark, and
grandson of Thomas Gray-Buchanan, of Ardoch and Scotstoun; _b._
Eastfield, Rutherglen, 20 Aug. 1885; educ. Cargilfield School and
Fettes College, Edinburgh; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Battn. Cameronians,
16 Feb. 1905, transferred to 2nd Battn. 16 Feb. 1907, promoted Lieut.
13 Oct. 1909, and Capt. 3rd Nov. 1914, and appointed Adjutant 8 Feb.
1915. He was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle 10 March, 1915, and was
buried there; _unm._ A comrade wrote: “One of those whose memories
will never be forgotten and whose deeds will add to the glories of the
old regiment.”
[Illustration: =Walter Bruce Gray-Buchanan.=]
=BUCK, FREDERICK=, Petty Officer, 210184, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost
when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5
Sept. 1914.
=BUCK, THOMAS CYRIL=, D.C.M., Sergt., No. 7584, 1st Battn.
Coldstream Guards; _s._ of John Buck, of Frettenham, co. Norfolk,
Agricultural Labourer, by his wife, Maria Buck, dau. of the late
William Cooke, of Buxton; _b._ Frettenham, 3 Nov. 1891; educ.
Elementary School there; enlisted at Norwich, 27 Dec. 1907; was
promoted Sergt. in Sept. 1912; served with the Expeditionary Force
in France, greatly distinguishing himself at Givenchy and again a
week later near Gheluvelt, and was killed in action at Richebourg on
the morning of 9 May, 1915, being hit by a shrapnel bullet. He was
mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatch of 20 Nov.
1914 [London Gazette, 17 Feb. 1915], and was awarded the Distinguished
Conduct Medal “For conspicuous gallantry and ability at Givenchy, 21
to 23 Dec. 1914, in going forward under heavy fire to select positions
for machine guns, and subsequently for rescuing a wounded man who
was lying out under fire. He also behaved gallantly on 29 Oct., near
Gheluvelt, when in charge of machine guns.” Lieut. T. A. Tapp wrote:
“As officer in charge of the machine gun section I feel I must write
to you and tell you how dreadfully cut up we all are at losing Sergt.
Buck, who had made a name for himself, not only for his machine gun
section, which was the best in the Army, but also for his own great
personal bravery and devotion to duty. I feel I shall never have any
chance of getting another Sergt. even half so good as Sergt. Buck was,”
and Col. J. A G. R. Drummond Hay, Commanding Coldstream Guards, writing
at the wish of Col. Ponsonby said: “I will quote Colonel Ponsonby’s
own words as they evidently convey the feeling in the battn. as to the
conspicuously gallant manner in which Sergt. Buck has conducted himself
throughout the war. ‘Sergt. T. Buck, who got the D.C.M. a little time
ago and was my machine gun Sergt. was killed (this was in a big fight
that took place on Sunday, 9 May). He will be a great loss. He has been
right through the war, and was one of the bravest and coolest men under
fire I have ever seen. I had already mentioned him twice before for
that reason and was so glad when he was given D.C.M., which he had so
well earned.’”
[Illustration: =Thomas Cyril Buck.=]
=BUCKETT, HENRY=, Stoker, 1st Class, 309963, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost
in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BUCKINGHAM, ALBERT=, Petty Officer (O.S.), 186259, H.M.S. Cressy;
lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BUCKINGHAM, ALFRED THOMAS=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch. 13830, H.M.S.
Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BUCKINGHAM, AUBREY WEBSTER=, Major, 3rd Battn. Gordon
Highlanders, 3rd _s._ of the late Joseph Hicks Buckingham, of
Lancaster Gate, W., and Truro, by his wife, Lucy Webster, dau. of
Benjamin Hallewell, of Leeds; _b._ London. 11 Oct. 1870; educ.
Elstree, and Harrow; gazetted Lieut. in the London Scottish volunteers
in 1892, and saw service in the South African War, 1899–1902. He
took part in the operations in Natal in 1899 in command on volunteer
details, and was afterwards appointed garrison adjutant at Green Point
Camp, and for his services received the Queen’s medal with three clasps
and the King’s medal with two clasps. He was given the rank of honorary
Capt. in the Army, 31 May, 1901, and that of Major 11 Jan. 1902, and
was attached to the 3rd Battn. (Reserve of Officers) of the Gordon
Highlanders. He settled at Harrietsham in 1902, purchasing a large
portion of the Stede Hill Estate and becoming lord of the manor. On
the outbreak of war he was transferred to the 1st Battn. and went to
the front on 6 Sept. 1914. He was killed in action near Hooge, 17 Nov.
1914. Major Buckingham _m._ at Harrietsham, 2 June, 1908, Mabel
Felizardae (Harrietsham Manor, Kent), dau. of the late Col. Walter
Reginald Rudge, of Stede Court, Harrietsham, R.A.; _s.p._
[Illustration: =Aubrey W. Buckingham.=]
=BUCKINGHAM, JAMES=, Petty Officer (R.F.R., B. 10250), 181522,
H.M.S Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BUCKINGHAM, WILLIAM EDWARD=, Stoker, Petty Officer, 280012,
H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1
Nov. 1914.
=BUCKLE, HENRY WHITE=, Leading Seaman (R.F.R., B. 2775), 210616,
H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1
Nov. 1914.
=BUCKLEY, MOSES MILLER SHAW=, Boy 1st Class, J. 24636 (Devon.),
H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=BUCKLEY, CLARENCE JAMES=, Private, No. 69090, A Coy., 26th
Battn., 5th Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of James
Buckley, of 31, Suffolk Street, St. John West, New Brunswick; _b._
(--); educ. St. Patrick’s School, St. John West; was employed in the
Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive Works; volunteered on the outbreak
of war, and enlisted in Oct. 1914, and died shortly after sunset on
Wednesday, 13 Oct. 1915, from wounds received in action in France at 4
p.m.; _unm._ He was buried in the cemetery of the 26th Battn. His
Lieut. wrote: “He was killed in action Wednesday last doing his duty.
When wounded, even though he knew he had not a chance of recovering,
he bore himself as a man.” And a comrade: “My work is First Aid in
the field, and as I am a stretcher-bearer in C Coy., and was detailed
for the support of A Coy. on the memorable 13 Oct., I was an intimate
friend of your son, and carried him in from the field when he was
wounded, and gave him the best care within my knowledge. He was very
badly wounded, and after I had given him enough morphine to deaden his
pain, I made him as easy as possible. I was terribly busy that day, but
every time I came in I went over to where Clarence was lying to see if
he was resting easy. You have every reason to be proud of your brave
lad. Although he was mortally wounded he would say, ‘How goes it, Doc.’
(Doc. is my nickname here), and he always had a smile for me.”
[Illustration: =Clarence James Buckley.=]
=BUCKNILL, JOHN CHARLES=, 2nd Lieut., 4th Battn. Hampshire Regt.
(T.F.), elder _s._ of John Townsend Bucknill, of Thomfield, near
Bitterne, co. Hants., Lieut-Col. late R.E., by his wife, Catharine
Raworth, only surviving child of William Rudkin Morris, of Luffenham,
co. Rutland, and grandson of the late Sir John Charles Bucknill, M.D.,
F.R.S.; _b._ Ditton Hill, Surrey, 19 Oct. 1879; educ. Wellington
College, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge (B.A.), and became an
architect, studying in London and Italy. He practised at Southampton.
At the outbreak of the war he applied for a commission, and finally
obtained one, 12 Sept. 1914, in the 4th Battn. (T.F.) of the Hants
Regt., and with it left for India, Oct. 1914: going to Mesopotamia in
March, 1915. During the summer the battn. was quartered at Basrah,
and the damp heat, often 110° F. in the shade, killed seven men by
sunstroke, the older men and officers, including the subject of this
memoir, his age being 36, only being able to stand it. Later the battn.
took part in the advance up the Tigris and Euphrates, and in the
affair at Gurma Safha and the engagement at Nasiriyeh, where only five
officers of the battn. got through unwounded; Bucknill was one of them.
Soon afterwards they were brought back to Kurna and sent up the Tigris,
a party of the 4th Hants being employed on river work and assisting to
clear the barrage, Bucknill as a yachtsman being usefully employed.
At Amara they rested for some time to garrison this base, and for
seven weeks he acted as paymaster, and subsequently as quartermaster.
In the advance on Baghdad under Gen. Townshend one company took part,
and the rest of the battn. went up with Gen. Aylmer’s relief force,
and fought at the Battle of Filahey in support of the attack by the
Black Watch and Seaforths. These battns. and the 4th Hants lost most of
their officers and men killed and wounded, among whom Lieut. Bucknill
was first reported as missing, 21 Jan. 1916, but on 12 April he was
officially reported in England as “killed in action” 21 Jan. 1916. He
was a most useful and keen officer, and much appreciated in his battn.
He was mentioned in Sir John Nixon’s Despatches of 1 Jan. [London
Gazette, 6 April, 1916] for services on Euphrates, 26 June-25 July,
1915, and on 17 April, 1916, it was announced that he had been granted
the Military Cross by His Majesty the King. He _m._ at Bitterne,
22 Sept. 1908, Margaret Maria Mary, dau. of Clement Lister; _s.p._
[Illustration: =John Charles Bucknill.=]
=BUCKNILL, LLEWELLYN MORRIS=, Major, Royal Field Artillery, yr
_s._ of John Townsend Bucknill, of Thomfield, near Bitterne, co.
Hants, Lieut.-Col. late R.E., by his wife, Catharine Raworth, only
surviving child of William Rudkin Morris, of Luffenham, co. Rutland,
and grandson of the late Sir John Charles Bucknill, M.D., F.R.S;
_b._ Notting Hill, London, 20 June, 1881; educ. Wellington College
and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the R.F.A.
12 May, 1900, and promoted Lieut. 3 April, 1901, Capt. 13 Feb. 1910,
and Major 30 Oct. 1914. He served in Northern Nigeria on special work,
April, 1907–June, 1908, and with the 22nd Brigade in South Africa,
Sept. 1912–Aug. 1914. The Brigade returned to Europe in August, and
mobilised for war in the New Forest, forming part of the 7th Division
which embarked for Belgium 5 Oct. 1914. He was promoted Major on the
30th, and soon after was appointed to command of the 105th Battery.
On 16 May he was severely wounded in the spine. His signaller most
gallantly carried him back under heavy fire, but early on the 18th
he died in hospital at Bethune. He was buried in the town cemetery
there. Major Bucknill was twice mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord)
French’s Despatches, first on 17 Feb. 1915, for his services during
the early fighting at Ypres, and again on 1 Jan. 1916. Col. Alexander,
V.C., Officer commanding 22nd brigade R.F.A., wrote: “Your husband
was severely wounded whilst performing his duty in his usual fearless
manner,” and Major H. W. Hill, R.F.A., wrote: “During the early part
of the war I had the privilege of commanding the 105th Battery, and
Major Bucknill was then my Capt. On all occasions he proved himself
a most capable and conscientious soldier, full of dash and resource,
and a very loyal comrade. His magnificent bravery at Ypres, and in the
early days of November, near Gheluvelt, did not happen to be officially
recognised, but was known and appreciated by his brother officers....
Major Bucknill will long be remembered by those who served with him.”
Many other letters of a like nature from his brother officers and men
were received by his widow and his father. Major Bucknill was a fine
horseman, and when his Brigade went to Ireland in 1911 he became master
of the regimental pack of harriers at Cahir. He was also a good shikar
and captured some fine heads in N. Nigeria, although game was scarce.
He was a scientific collector of coleoptera and lepidoptera, and able
to interest professors at the British Museum. He _m._ at St.
Michael’s Church, Hathersage, co. Derby, 24 Sept. 1913, Mary Ashton,
dau. of the late Col. Ashton John Shuttleworth, of Hathersage Hall, co.
Derby, R.A.; _s.p._
[Illustration: =Llewellvn M. Bucknill.=]
=BUCKNOLE, WALTER SAMUEL=, Seaman, R.N.R., 4239A, H.M.S. Cressy;
lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BUCKTROUT, HORACE=, Stoker, 2nd Class, K. 19976, H.M.S. Good
Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=BUDD, WRINCH JOSEPH CHARLES=, Lieut., 2nd Battn. South Wales
Borderers, 2nd _s._ of Ebenezer Budd, of 84, Melrose Avenue,
Norbury, co. Surrey, by his wife, Mary Maria, dau. of William Bristow,
of Chelsea; _b._ 23 Sept. 1877; educ. United Westminster Schools;
and in Feb. 1904 was appointed Chief Clerk in the employ of the
Shanghai Municipal Council Electricity Dept. He was with the Queen’s
Westminsters from 1894 to 1900, and passed for sergt., and served with
the City of London Imperial Volunteers (M.I.) in South Africa, 1900.
From 1905–8 he was a member of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, and served
with the reserve company from 1908 to 1914. At the outbreak of war he
volunteered and was granted a commission in Shanghai on 14 Dec. 1914.
On his arrival in England he was promoted Lieut. 22 Feb. 1915, and was
attached to the 9th Battn. South Wales Borderers stationed at Pembroke
Dock and left home with a draft for the East, at the end of May. He
landed at the Dardanelles, 10 June, 1915, and was killed on 28 June
following; _unm._ He won several prizes for shooting, and formed
one of the Shanghai team at Bisley in 1901, and was a Freemason.
[Illustration: =Wrinch J. C. Budd.=]
=BUHAGIAR, CARMELO=, Officers’ Steward, 1st Class, 360408, H.M.S.
Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BULL, ALFRED GEORGE=, A.B., 221911, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in
action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=BULL, ARTHUR EDWARD=, Fitter, No. 42616, 118th Battery, Royal
Field Artillery, eldest _s._ of Edward Bull, Steward at the
Bishop’s Stortford Golf Club, late Sergt.-Major, Rifle Brigade, by
his wife, Annie Maria, dau. of Mathew Barnard; _b._ Farnham, co.
Surrey, 27 Aug. 1890; educ. Army Schools; joined the Army, 5 March,
1906, and was trained as a fitter at the Ordnance College, Woolwich;
he went to France with the Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914, and was
at first reported missing, and later killed in action. From one of the
only two survivors of the two gun sections of the 118th Battery, who
was exchanged as disabled in Feb. 1915, it was learnt that Bull was
knocked over and killed on 27 Aug. 1914, as he was taking out a round
from the ammunition boxes to hand up to the gun at Etreux during the
retreat from Mons; _unm._
[Illustration: =Arthur Edward Bull.=]
=BULL, BERNARD WILLIAM=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 10511), 214140, H.M.S.
Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=BULL, GODFREY JOHN OSWALD=, Lieut., 2nd East Lancashire Field
Co., R.E., 3rd _s._ of Col. William Henry Bull, F.R.C.S., K.H.S.,
V.D., J.P., Assistant Director of Medical Services, South Midland
Division, by his wife Emma Elizabeth Cherry, dau. of the late Edward
Hoare Garole, of Ballinacurra House, Midleton, co. Cork; _b._
St. Oswald’s House, Stony Stratford, co. Bucks, 3 Aug. 1890; educ.
Wellington College and Magdalen College, Cambridge (B.A. 1st class
honours). On leaving Cambridge he became a pupil at the Westinghouse
Works, Manchester, and joined the East Lancashire R.E. (T.F.) as a 2nd
Lieut. 10 June, 1913, and was promoted Lieut. 7 Jan. 1914. He left for
Egypt in Sept. 1914, and proceeded to the Dardanelles in the following
May, was slightly wounded in the leg during the fighting that month,
and was killed in action there 8 July following; _unm._ His
Commanding Officer wrote: “He met his death early in the morning whilst
surveying the work his men had been engaged upon during the night in
order to send in his report which is called for each morning. Death was
instantaneous, being shot through the brain by a sniper. Your son was a
noble lad and a good soldier, and an untiring worker; if any man ever
served his country well as a junior officer it was your son and our
comrade.” His two brothers are now (1916) on active service, Capt. W.
E. H. Bull with the Mounted Brigade, Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. (T.F.),
and Capt. H. C. H. Bull with the 8th Battn. King’s Own Yorkshire L.I.
[Illustration: =Godfrey John O. Bull.=]
=BULL, HERBERT=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 2165), 215077, H.M.S. Good Hope;
lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.