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Title: Bull Family Burton-on-Trent
Post by: carabinier on Friday 05 June 09 01:38 BST (UK)
Looking for info on the following:-
Arthur Bull DCM  Royal Field Artillery*
Henry (harry) Bull  Northumberland Fusilliers
Herbert(robert) Bull  RFA*
James Bull  RFA*
Thomas Bull  Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regt
Charlie
Title: Re: Bull Family Burton-on-Trent
Post by: charlotteCH on Friday 05 June 09 06:35 BST (UK)
Hullo and welcome to rootschat :D

Can you please give us some dates to go with the  names in which you are interested? eg their births, deaths, years of military service- tdates that will pin point them .

charlotte

Title: Re: Bull Family Burton-on-Trent
Post by: carabinier on Friday 05 June 09 07:46 BST (UK)
Sorry Charlotte
All five brothers served in WW1
Harry b1882  (Henry 1901 Census)
Herbert b1887 (Robert 1901 Census)
Thomas b1890
Arthur b1892-1918 KIA 61368 Sgt awarded DCM
James b1892 (believed to be seriously ill in Salonika 1918?)
All above born in Stretton Staffs
Parents of above named as George and Annie Bull
77 Wyggeston St.  Burton-on-Trent
Charles
 
Title: Re: Bull Family Burton-on-Trent
Post by: charlotteCH on Friday 05 June 09 10:27 BST (UK)
Hi,
Arthur should be on CWGC [Commonwealth War Graves Commission] website.
I'm not well versed in British Military Records procedures but I think you'd be able to get copies of the army records for these men .

There are also medal cards but you have tpo pay to get those...

charlotte
Title: Re: Bull Family Burton-on-Trent
Post by: ilsonlad on Friday 21 May 10 20:40 BST (UK)
Try this website it might help you, it certainly helped me to find all my bull ancestors in staffs and derbys.

                   www.clanjackson.co.uk

                     Hope it helps.