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Corporal Alexander Bull

Dob 1894 (Dudley 6c 98)
Baptism 6/7/1894 St James Dudley

FATHER Alexander Bull
MOTHER May ?

WIFE ELSIE GRUNDY

WW1 Records
First Name(s): Alexander
Surname: BULL
Service Number: 308315
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: WW1
Service: Army
Army Sector: Engineers
Corps: Corps of Royal Engineers
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Unit: 61st Broad Gauge Workshop (Railway)
Former Units: None
Date of Death: 2nd April 1918
Age At Death: 24
Place of Death: Unknown
Place of Burial:
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France, Grave II. C. 55.
Place of Birth: Dudley, Worcestershire
Son of Alexander Bull & May ??
Husband of ELSIE GRUNDY of
17 Earl Street, Kates Hill, Dudley.

Corporal Alexander Bull
DOD 2/4/1918 (24) France

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... 07/a-bull/

Burial Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France, Grave II. C. 55.
Commemorated on the Dudley & St John’s Memorials

Further Information : BULL Alexander
Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.
ttps://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/bull-alexander/

Further Information
Alexander Bull was killed in a shunting accident between two locomotives on the 2nd April 1918 at the village of Borre. In a further family tragedy his wife died of pneumonia shortly afterwards.

From Alexander's service record

Alexander Bull
Gender Male
Enlistment Age 21
Birth Date abt 1894
Marriage Date 5 Nov 1916
Marriage Place Registry Office Dudley
Document Date 1915
Residence Place 12 Hunley Street, Dudley
Military Date 1915
Regimental Number W R 355271
Other Regimental Numbers 308315, 64758, 355271
Regiment Name Royal Field Artillery
Number of Images 3
Form Title Attestation
Family Members (Name)
Relation to Soldier Alexander Bull
May Grundy Spouse

Marriage
Alexander Bull
Registration Date 1916
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district Dudley
Inferred County Worcestershire
Spouse May Grundy
Volume Number 6b
Page number 1755

1911 25 Vicarage Prospect, Dudley
Alexander Bull 48 Head Iron Worker Pipe
Mary Bull 48 Wife d Hill Staffs
Alexander Bull 16 Son Fitters Labourer
William Bull 14 Son Brass Polisher
Alice Gladys Bull 9 Daughter
All others born Dudley


Spouse's family
1911 25 Vicarage Prospect, Dudley
Alfred Grundy 43 Head postman General post office
Jane Grundy 39 Wife
Edward Grundy 18 Son Tailor Cutter
May Grundy 16 Daughter
Florence Grundy 13 Daughter
Howard Grundy 6 Son
Frank Grundy 1 Son
All born Dudley

BULL, ALEXANDER WOODHOUSE.
GRO Reference: 1894 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 98.

Tividale St Michael the Archangel.
Marriage date 26 Mar 1883.
Alexander BULL. 20. bachelor. Labourer. This Parish. James BULL. Fitter.
Mary WOODHOUSE. 19. spinster. This Parish. William WOODHOUSE. Chain Maker.
Witness 1 Thomas PRICE.
Witness 2 Thomas Cleave COCKERILL.
Notes Groom, Bride & Witness 1 sign X.

There is Alexander Bull on with father James on BCC,

https://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/t ... ver=655134

BULL, ALEXANDER CHARLES PENN.
GRO Reference: 1873 D Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 559.

Wolverhampton St George.
Marriage date 25 Jun 1871.
James BULL. 20. bachelor. Spring fitter. Bilston St. Thomas BULL. Bricklayer.
Elizabeth PENN. 19. spinster. Bilston St. John PENN. Manager in Iron Works.
Witness 1 Thomas PENN.
Witness 2 Rosina LEWIS.

Thanks Jimmy

All added to bcc

It looks fine mjay.

Thanks Jo

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