BORN HULL 1899. SON OF SARAH JANE (1871-1938) AND TENNYSON BULSON (1867-1912), OF 6, GORDON STREET, HULL (CWGC & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SHE OWNED THE BUTCHER’S SHOP AT 65, PORTER STREET, HULL. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1912.
HE ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 38199, EYR. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 01/04/1918, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER, SARAH JANE BULSON.
HIS BROTHER PTE, HAROLD BULSON, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, WAS ALSO KILLED ON 15/09/1916. BOTH BROTHERS ARE LISTED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, BOULEVARD WW1 MEMORIAL.
First name:
ERNEST
Military Number:
35989
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/04/1918
Place died:
Favreuil British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
19
