Charles Albert Bull: Difference between revisions
Created page with "Charles Albert Bull 1868 Appointed to Public Works Department, Exec Engineer, served in Railway Branch 1868 Lahore and Peshawar Railway; Executive Engineer 1884 Madra..." |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Charles Albert Bull | Charles Albert Bull (c1842-1910) | ||
1868 Appointed to Public Works Department, Exec Engineer, served in Railway Branch | 1868 Appointed to Public Works Department, Exec Engineer, served in Railway Branch | ||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
1892 Rank of Suptg Engineer and retired | 1892 Rank of Suptg Engineer and retired | ||
1910 Died. 'THE funeral of Mr. Charles Albert Bull, who fourteen years ago retired from the Public Works Department, India, took place at Cheltenham on Feb. 24. In his youth Mr. Bull was on the staff of a leading railway contractor, and was engaged in Italy at the time of the outbreak of the War of Independence. He attached himself to the English Legion which was raised to support Garibaldi, and served as its interpreter. He was afterwards for a short time at some mines in Bogota, but in 1868 was appointed to the Indian Public Works Department, and held various important positions in railway engineering until his retirement in 1896. He was sixty-eight years of age.<ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 19 March 1910</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
| Line 27: | Line 29: | ||
[[Category: Biography - India]] | [[Category: Biography - India]] | ||
[[Category: Biography - Railways]] | [[Category: Biography - Railways]] | ||
[[Category: Births]] | [[Category: Births 1840-1849]] | ||
[[Category: Deaths]] | [[Category: Deaths 1910-1919]] | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 4 February 2023
Charles Albert Bull (c1842-1910)
1868 Appointed to Public Works Department, Exec Engineer, served in Railway Branch
1868 Lahore and Peshawar Railway; Executive Engineer
1884 Madras Railway survey, Engineer-in-chief
1886 Cuddapah-Nellore Railway survey, Engineer-in-chief
1887 Madras State Railway survey
1887 Cuddapah-Nellore Railway; Supt of way and works
1891 Burma State Railway, Supt of works
1892 Rank of Suptg Engineer and retired
1910 Died. 'THE funeral of Mr. Charles Albert Bull, who fourteen years ago retired from the Public Works Department, India, took place at Cheltenham on Feb. 24. In his youth Mr. Bull was on the staff of a leading railway contractor, and was engaged in Italy at the time of the outbreak of the War of Independence. He attached himself to the English Legion which was raised to support Garibaldi, and served as its interpreter. He was afterwards for a short time at some mines in Bogota, but in 1868 was appointed to the Indian Public Works Department, and held various important positions in railway engineering until his retirement in 1896. He was sixty-eight years of age.[1]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 19 March 1910