Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Cull, Edward Lawrence

Born Gill Gill Creek New South Wales to John and Sarah Cull (nee Wright) but living and working as a miner in Waratah Tasmania when he enlisted. He embarked Melbourne 24^th November 1915 on RMS Orontes with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

He was killed in action at Pozieres and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

WARATAH.

Those who knew the late Pte E. Cull will be sadly interested in the following letter received by his mother in Melbourne. The letter is headed 'France. 3/8/16.' and reads: 'Dear Mrs. Cull— It falls to my lot to have the duty to inform you of the sad details of poor Ned's death. Of course you will have heard from the military authorities ere this, but being a very old friend on the night before the battle we took each other's home address and promised to acquaint each other's parents if anything happened, and it turned out that Ned was taken and I was spared God only knows how we were not both killed as the shell burst right on top of us and we were not more than a foot apart, but except for being stunned and choked with fumes, I was uninjured, and on coming to find how Ned had fared. I found that the worst had happened, a part of the shell having penetrated the top of the head, causing instant death. He, therefore, did not suffer, and that's one blessing. It's a cruel war, Mrs. Cull knowing what a blow it must be to you, but there are thousands dying like men for their country, and God only knows whose turn it will be next. In deepest sympathy, your sympathetic friend F J. Matthews, B. Co., 12th Battalion.

The North Western Advocate 30^th September 1916

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