Edward Bulfin
Sir Edward Stanislaus Bulfin | |
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Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre |
In 1917–18 he commanded XXI Corps in the Sinai and Palestine campaign.
Early life
Bulfin was born Woodtown Park,
Military career
From Dublin University he entered the Armagh Militia from where he was commissioned into the Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) in 1884,[3][4] following militia service with the Royal Irish Fusiliers.[5][6][7] He was dispatched to India on 31 December 1889, and first saw active service in Burma in that year.[8] He was promoted to captain on 30 January 1895.[9] In 1898, after returning to England, he was appointed Garrison Adjutant at Dover, and in November embarked for South Africa with his fellow Irishman General Sir William Butler, as Assistant Military Secretary.
When the
From 1914 to 1939 he was Regimental Colonel of
World War I
At the outbreak of
Bulfin fell ill in October 1915, and spent the first half of 1916 recuperating in England, thus avoiding a transfer to
Salonika and Palestine
In December 1916, the 60th Division was transferred to Salonika, although they remained for only six months and took part in no serious fighting.[1] Moving to Palestine in June 1917, Bulfin was promoted to lieutenant-general and given command of XXI Corps.[19] He proved a capable corps commander, leading his formation through Ottoman defenses at the Third Battle of Gaza, opening the way for the capture of Jerusalem.[1] He later commanded the corps in the overwhelming victory at the Battle of Megiddo in the waning days of the war.[1]
Post war
After the armistice, Bulfin remained in the army in a variety of staff positions, gaining a promotion to full general in 1925
He died of heart failure at the age of 76 at his home in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, on 20 August 1939, shortly before the beginning of the Second World War.[1][25][26] He was buried "in an easily missed corner" at Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth, close to the graves of two of his sisters. On the unpretentious headstone, above his name and decorations, is inscribed 'Here sleepeth until the great reveille sounds'."[27]
Family
He married Mary Frances Lonergan in 1898 (immediately prior to posting to South Africa), with whom he had two children.[1]
Arms
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References
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- ^ "Library of Ireland". Retrieved 25 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "No. 25413". The London Gazette. 11 November 1884. p. 4838.
- ^ Powell 2018, p. 7.
- ^ a b "Centre for War Studies - University of Birmingham". www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 25175". The London Gazette. 8 December 1882. p. 6251.
- ^ Powell 2018, p. 6.
- ^ Powell 2018, pp. 8–10.
- ^ Powell 2018, p. 10.
- ^ "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900. p. 694.
- ^ "No. 27423". The London Gazette. 8 April 1902. p. 2336.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36811. London. 4 July 1902. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. pp. 4191–4194.
- ^ "No. 27516". The London Gazette. 16 January 1903. p. 308.
- ^ "No. 27512". The London Gazette. 2 January 1903. p. 6.
- ^ Powell 2018, pp. 48–49.
- ^ Powell 2018, p. 50.
- ^ "The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "First World War.com - Who's Who - Edward Bulfin". www.firstworldwar.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 33064". The London Gazette. 7 July 1925. p. 4530.
- ^ Powell 2018, p. 229.
- ISBN 978-0415811187.
- ^ Jeffery 1997, p. 108.
- ^ Powell 2018, p. 222.
- ^ Davies & Maddocks 2014, p. 121.
- ^ Powell 2018, p. 232.
- ^ Powell 2018, p. 233.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. L". National Library of Ireland. p. 111. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
Bibliography
- Davies, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (2014) [1995]. Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918. ISBN 978-1-78346-237-7.
- ISBN 0719038731.
- Powell, John (2018). Haig's Tower of Strength: General Sir Edward Bulfin-Ireland's Forgotten General. ISBN 978-1526722607.