Frederick John Bull
Memorial: Cold Ashton - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: London Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: 2nd Lieutenant
Parents: Albert and Mary Bull
Marital status: Married
Home address: 3 Lansdowne Road, Tottenham, London
Pre-war occupation: Clerk for Associated Newspapers Ltd (1908)
Date of birth: 1883
Place of birth: Weston near Bath
Date of death: 27/01/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Maroc British Cemetary, Grenay, France
Further information:
Fredericks father Albert was a Farmer in and around Weston near Bath before moving to Torneys Court, Tadwick (close by Cold Ashton) in the early 1900's. Frederick does not show up on the 1901 or 1911 census, but he was living in Brixton in 1908 and married Mary Rubinia (nee Kendall) (Born Bath 1879) in 1910 in Chipping Sodbury district.
Frederick joined the Territorial Force (6th Battalion London Regiment) in 1908, and continued to serve with them until June 1916. When war broke out he re-enlisted with the 6th Battalion London Regiment as a private (No. 3160). He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 29/08/1915 and went to France with his unit on 17/10/1915.
Frederick is commemorated on the Cold Ashton (Holy Trinity Church) War Memorial
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.