Australian Red Cross Society Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau files, 1914-18 War 1DRL/0428 1603 Private Frederick Gulley 54th Battalion IN 1230414Foath Battin. ALTAB. < "Killed 15.5417" I saw him lying dead in e trench at Bullecourt, killed by & machine gun bullet. He vas buried behind the front line at Bulle. court. I'did not see his grave. T knew Yim well, there being no other of that nane.on the Coy. Refer also to Cpl. 2.Turner 1842 54th Battn. A.Coye é Witness:- ‘L/Opl. C.W.Griffin 1609 S4th Battn. &.Coy.s~/iae Srd Aust .Aux,Hospital. W.Oman« Dertford. London. 10:8.17+ Hote written Cpl.Turner 6.8.17. ae a iain Lacie ttme 1 Bovre oth avguot «1027. C 66th AUSTRALIANS GULLS, Ye 1608 Ky oy 1th. 1917. Dots D/Be “Gh Hie wife Lives at 6 igreve Hoad, Glebs roint, sydney. 7 think Bée number io correct. ie ie buried ot roreuil. there 4g 0 cross over hip gravo. J have aritten to his Obaplein, Bho Reve Fede vod, Lute Seth guatralians, Boa Choplein 5th iisDeD De ‘Austrelion Comp, Rouollos. gS:< We heve no inform ion regerding thus men and cen 2 sey if ke is buried or : an future plecse to ve not to “vl, Surner, Letter cri, aresu Office Staats, Bee, “Grune. Bait GraGulley. Pte F. 1603 E. Way 15/17 Det 0/3 "At Koreuil on the Bapaune Front, on May 15th, the Germans put up 6 16 hour barrage, and Gulley was Killed by shell tire. He died very soon after he was hit and was buried about 2 niles to the right of Korouil near the Sunken Road. Pte.H.He Doyle, 3 Co. Batman to an officer; but since killed, told me- thie in July in billets, near a piace ealled Horrissact, sbout 14 Kils. from Albért. Doyle was a great ohm of Gulley and a8 I inev Gulley well I asked for news of him. Ee ‘belonged to B Co." Bye-witnese: Ho, told by Pte. B.HDoyle Bo. since killed. Deseription: Medium height, very fair, about 22 = 23, 64 Infantry AT. Informant: Signaller B.U.Hicol, 3010, 84 Infantry, 6 Co. X Pl., 5 Sth Southern Gen.fios. Hilton Section, Portsmouth. Hons address: o/o Ura, Backrell, Salisbury Railway 29.10.17. ee Face, Station, Hr. Brisbane.Havre 2nA Yovenbor «19174 5éth AUSTRALIANS GUILET, ¥e 1603 E, Wey 15th.1917~ Dot. D/B. He was in B.Gompany, Ho was foir ani about ft. 6" in hodght. Ho sos on Siglishaan, He Lived et Olebe,ctses® Pt. syancy bat emma from Plyrouth originally, I have hoard in tho Batt. that he 4s buried in the tronoa where any was on Hay 15th, in front of Reincourt, ia the Hintensorg Tinos Informant; Pte Griffiths, Re 1607 54th Australians, B.Co., Veiltn. Auctrelion Cemp, Kovolles. out, BDa Howe Sth Hovonber.1927, Bath aUstRsLIAws: GUlaaE, Fe 1603 K. Mey Ith. 1917. Dot. D/B. Ho wos quite young, cni Zaire 0 wore on the namo iewis gun on tho 25th Uey,1917 iz tho Hindenburg line at Bullecourt. I aay hin killed by 9 eboll. He wav killed instantanoously. 1 do not know 4f bo was buried. Informant: It. 3, Anghtio, 5330 54th suctralions, BeCc., Vetitn. Australien Camp, Rouelles. 2 Gite MOTB: Rofer to roport of toddoy'n dato on Manntield, 1628.I sew hin hit in the head, he Livea about 2 querter gt on hour but Wes not conscious. It ves in the Sunken Roed, G&r¥el just behind Bullecourt, Thelpee oury hin just above the rosa there he Wes killed it ves not e Cemetery bat @ lot oz crevos were there, Cpl. Bleck or B. Coy, Stretcher bearers tried hin ond the Zettn crectea across on his Steve, Inforsent:~ We King seth Béttn 3. coyz., Bo § Commena Derot, Hurdeott., 27.16.17 GW. Gritzith Zonacn, 2.147, s Hote -vritven Bleck 11,17 5 ’ gala cer paper < Be 1608 NEi1lea Mey 15th iga7" | © aPte 1603. Ea_15/s/7. Informant descrabed Gulley as about Sft.7ins. high, medium build, fair and aged about 2. Believed to have coms from queensland, informant states that on 15/5/27, thoir Hattalion took part in the advance against Bullecourt, The advance commenced about 4 a.m, In- formant did not seo Gulley, but mas informed that he had been Billed immeddately by a shell. Gulley ¥as a popular mun, : Informant;- Pte, Ay Sumerville, 2233, ath Battalion, Wo.4 Australian General Hospital, ¢ Cate. SxDEY BUREAU,Bredke KJ Ae 155017) Uo trace Cormaag : Cert. by Capt.Hille Los10=19. 5 ‘London, 20-10=19 aL 1605 w 4 haha wiAUSTRALIAN RED GROSS SOCIETY (ROUNDED AND MIEEING ENQUIRY BUREALD, 6s, victonia STREET, LONDON, BW. 1: Mp 61) Wo are ow enquiries for a man of your Unit - $4 Roalie A.hF Pietieel 13+ i'msy be able to help us by gs + caphiying some information, Wo should be most gratofel for any aotails you can send us concerning Ele but our enquirers wish especially to know whether hé was buried, if 50, _ whether {t was on the Fiold er in a Soldier's Cenotery, where the grave would be registered. 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