Ernest Hamilton BULL

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Service Numbers:	13192, N69418
Enlisted:	25 September 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 1 January 1894
Home Town:	Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor mechanic
Died:	Died of Illness, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, 2 June 1946, aged 52 years
Cemetery:	Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales CofE Plot 5, Grave 147, Botany General Cemetery, Botany, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

25 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13192, Sydney, New South Wales
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 13192, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 13192, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
31 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 13192, Hospital Transport Corps, Discharged 2MD, NSW

13 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Private, N69418, Sydney, New South Wales
13 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N69418, 11 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
14 Oct 1939:	Involvement Private, N69418, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
12 Oct 1942:	Discharged Private, N69418, 11 Garrison Battalion (NSW)

Husband of Doris Bull of 2 Cowper Street, Waverley, NSW.

Next of kin when he enlisted in WW2 was given as Raymond Bull

Served for 4 years with the 21 Militia.

Ernest also served in WW1 from 1916 returning to Australia on the 1 August 1919 on board Arglleshire

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal.

He served also in WWII with A.C.M.F. 11th Garrison Battalion under Service Number N69418- Australian Infantry.

He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as war dead on 15/09/2011