Pte
Gordon Bulkeley Gavin
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1892 |
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Place of birth: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
General information
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Profession: Overseer |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 6188 |
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Enlistment date: 30/09/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Longreach, Queensland, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 26th Bn. (Queensland and Tasmania) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Broodseinde, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 25 |
Cemetery
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Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot: VII Row: B Grave: 1A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Lance Corporal James Tinnock Bulkeley enlisted, 22,5 years old, in the Australian Army on the 26th April 1916 in Brisbane, Queensland Australia. He worked as stock salesman in the company of his father: „Gavin and Sons, Stock and Property Salesmen“.
Private Gavin Gordon Bulkeley enlisted, 24 years old, in the Australian Army on the 30th September 1916 in Longreach, Queensland Australia. Gavin worked in the same company as an overseer.
Both brothers were assigned to the 26th Battalion A.I.F., part of the 7th Brigade, 2nd Australian Division and embarked on the 27th of October 1917 from Brisbane, Australia. On the 4th of October 1917, the 2nd Australian Division passed through Zonnebeke. It prepared itself for the Battle of Broodseinde, a phase in the Passchendaele offensive.
The 2nd Australian Division attacked at 5.25 a.m., with two brigades. They met the same German counter-attacks, as the 1st Australian Division and likewise fought them off. The 6th Australian Brigade captured Zonnebeke village, including the hamlet of Broodseinde.
The 7th Australian Brigade cleared Zonnebeke village of snipers. Little or no opposition was met, until they reached the Broodseinde ridge. Here they encountered severe fire from German machine guns positioned in Daisy Wood, some 300 yards away. It was decided to consolidate a line in an old British trench from 1914-1915, 200 yards short of their objective.
Lance Corporal James Tinnock Bulkely was killed by a shell near the jump off line, his brother Gavin Gordon was killed near Broodseinde close to the consolidated position, in front of Daisy Wood. Today their graves are in the same row in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery in Belgium, but only because their father so wished it, and had Gavin Gordon disinterred from the Tyne Cot Cemetery and shifted to the cemetery in which his brother was buried.
Private Gavin Gordon Bulkeley enlisted, 24 years old, in the Australian Army on the 30th September 1916 in Longreach, Queensland Australia. Gavin worked in the same company as an overseer.
Both brothers were assigned to the 26th Battalion A.I.F., part of the 7th Brigade, 2nd Australian Division and embarked on the 27th of October 1917 from Brisbane, Australia. On the 4th of October 1917, the 2nd Australian Division passed through Zonnebeke. It prepared itself for the Battle of Broodseinde, a phase in the Passchendaele offensive.
The 2nd Australian Division attacked at 5.25 a.m., with two brigades. They met the same German counter-attacks, as the 1st Australian Division and likewise fought them off. The 6th Australian Brigade captured Zonnebeke village, including the hamlet of Broodseinde.
The 7th Australian Brigade cleared Zonnebeke village of snipers. Little or no opposition was met, until they reached the Broodseinde ridge. Here they encountered severe fire from German machine guns positioned in Daisy Wood, some 300 yards away. It was decided to consolidate a line in an old British trench from 1914-1915, 200 yards short of their objective.
Lance Corporal James Tinnock Bulkely was killed by a shell near the jump off line, his brother Gavin Gordon was killed near Broodseinde close to the consolidated position, in front of Daisy Wood. Today their graves are in the same row in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery in Belgium, but only because their father so wished it, and had Gavin Gordon disinterred from the Tyne Cot Cemetery and shifted to the cemetery in which his brother was buried.
Connection to other soldiers 1
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James Tinnock Bulkeley Gavin
Brother |
Sources 9
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"Passchendaele, The Day-by-Day Account",McCarthy C., Arms&ArmourPress, London, 1995, page 98-99 Sources used |
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AIF Project https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=108496 Sources used |
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AWM https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search/people?people_preferred_name=Gavin&people_service_number=6188&people_unit= Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/98924/gavin,-gavin-g.-bulkeley/ Sources used |
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Image https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/images?keyword=Gavin%206188 Sources used |
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Service Record https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4028545 Sources used |
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The long long trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War Diary https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search?query=awm4+23%2F43%2F27 Sources used |
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War Diary 7th Bgde https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search?query=awm4+23%2F7%2F26 Sources used |