British Army Veterinary Corps
Bert BULL
Private
Died 20 January 1918 · Age uncertain
Age discrepancy: The AVC master research register gives 28; the Find a Grave memorial narrative gives 51 and its heading implies 51–52. The accounts also differ over the cause of death. We have not been able to confirm which age is correct.
His story
Bert Bull was a butcher.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/7942. His recorded unit was 5th Res. Vet. Hosp. Curragh.
He died on 20 January 1918. He is buried in Curragh Military Cemetery. His recorded grave or panel reference is 1257.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Butcher
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/7942
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 5th Res. Vet. Hosp. Curragh
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 20 January 1918
- Age
- Uncertain
- Cemetery or memorial
- Curragh Military Cemetery
- Grave reference
- 1257.
Connected men
- Peter WALWYNAlso buried at Curragh Military Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 294
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Bert Bull”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/bull-bert-se-7942/.
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