No.G/15089, Private, Harry BULLETT
Aged 30
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Harry Esau Bullett was born in Hessett on 17th June 1888 (3rd qtr 1888 Stow 4a:704), son of Elizabeth BULLETT.
Baptised in Hessett on 9th September 1888. His mother married Harry GREEN in 1898.
1891 census...Aged 2, he was at Hickett Heath, Hessett with his mother Elizabeth BULLETT [22] born Hessett and his grandfather Charles BULLETT [68], farm labourer born Hessett; his grandmother Mary Ann [60] born Culford; his uncles William [27], Thomas [25], Walter [15] and Lewis [13] all farm labourers born in Hessett. 1901 census...Aged 13, he was at The Heath, Hessett with his grandparents, Charles and Mary Ann BULLETT and uncle Lewis. 1911 census...Aged 22, a farm labourer, he was at The Heath, Hessett with his widowed grandmother Mary Ann BULLETT and uncle Lewis BULLETT. On the pension card his mother Elizabeth GREEN was at Heath Lane, Hessett. His brother Bertie was killed only 25 days earlier. see here |
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He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds.
The Battalion was tasked with taking Wargenies le Petit and Wargenies le Grand and if possible make good the crossing of the River Rhonelle. The war diary has :- "The march to the assembly positions was made through a good deal of enemy shelling particularly in the vicinity of VILLERS POL. Enemy machine guns were very active whilst Companies were getting into their positions. A number of casualties were sustained before ZERO by these M.Gs. During the advance enemy artillery was not directed very much against front troops but M.Gs were very numerous and caused a number of casualties particularly on high ground NW of brick field. The advance was successful but "A" and "B" Coys were held up on the right by M.Gs on both sides of the river until 11.00 hours when the enemy was forced to retire and these companies consolidated on the high ground W of Wargenies le Petit. The 13th Middlesex pushed forward on the left through Wargenies le Grand and the 7th Northants Regt advanced to the East edge of Wargenies le Petit, outskirting the village on the Northern side during the afternoon. "D" Coy pushed forward patrols under Lt F.W.Hill and 2 Lt W. Aldridge through Wargenies le Petit at 15.00 hours and finding no opposition established touch with the 7th Northants east of the village at 17:30 hours. Casualties were Lt H.G.Whelham killed, OR - 35 killed, 95 wounded, 6 missing. CWGC records have a total of 42 killed.
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