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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 11329 John Edward - 4th Battalion Canadian Infantry


Killed in Action on Monday 10th June 1916 aged 21

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Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Chester Farm Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
11 Feb 1915 See below Southam War Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Local actions near Ypres 22 Sep 1914 at Valcartier, Canada St. John's Church, Brantford, Canada
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other Military Information
Dickebusch 38th Dufferin Rifles  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death - Military Personnel File     

George was killed in action by the explosion of an enemy rifle grenade in the trenches The Bluff, Ypres which the battalion had taken over earlier in the day.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
16 Sep 1894 at Harbury 21 Nov 1894 at Harbury
   
Parents Names Parents Abode
George and Ada Bull Both deceased
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History                       
1892 - Harbury 1911 - Labourer
1901 - Daventry Street, Southam 1914 - Electrician
1904 - Emigrated to Ontario, Canada  
1911 - 22 Walnut Street, Brantford, Ontario  
1914 - 22 Walnut Street, Brantford, Ontario   
  • John's mother Ada died in 1903 and his father George Snr took the whole family to Canada.
  • John's sister Nellie was his next of kin
  • His brother, George Riley Bull, also fell

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