Christopher James MCGLINN

Male Abt 1893 - 1917  (~ 24 years)   Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Christopher James MCGLINN 
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Birth Abt 1893  York, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Between 25 Mar 1916 and 13 Oct 1917  [1, 2, 3
    World War 1 - #2208A - 4/51st Battalion 
    Death 13 Oct 1917  Ypres, Belguim Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Broodseinde Ridge
    Siblings
    1. Gordon Stanley BULL,   b. 8 Apr 1904   d. 14 Aug 1963, Gidgegannup, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Stanley Harry BULL,   b. Abt 1861   d. 15 Feb 1941, Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)  (Father) 
    Sarah MAYBERRY,   b. 1805, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1880, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  (Great Grandmother) 
    Siblings 1 brother 
    Person ID I4653  MyBradyTree | TP, Descendant of Convict Thomas MCGLINN

    Father Stanley Harry BULL,   b. Abt 1861   d. 15 Feb 1941, Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother AncestorsElizabeth Flora MCGLINN,   b. 26 Feb 1873, York, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1933, Mount Helena, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 1901  York, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number #1813 
    Family ID F2232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1893 - York, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Oct 1917 - Ypres, Belguim Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • McGlinn, Christopher James
      Number: 2208A
      Rank: Private [Pte]
      Unit: 51st Bn
      Service: Army
      Conflict: 1914-1918
      Date of Death: 13/10/1917
      Memorial Panel: 153
      Cemetery or Memorial Details: 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
      Place Of Enlistment: York, WA
      Native Place: York WA
      Notes: McGLINN, Pte. Christopher James, 2208A. 51st Bn. 13th Oct., 1917. Age 24. Son of the late Thomas Michael McGlinn and of Mrs. Elizabeth Flora Bull, of Forrestdale, Western Australia. Native of York, Western Australia.
      http://www.awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp
      Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

      Killed at Broodseinde Ridge Ypres Belguim around Dairy and Busy woods
      13/10/1917 10 PM by bomb blast after becoming lost and sheltering in a shell hole with 3 other signallers As mentioned on pge 180 of Kings & Cobbers the book on the 51st Battalion by Neville Browning.

  • Reference  #BFTWA. "Christopher James MCGLINN". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4653&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed July 10, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S613] National Archives of Australia, http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=1944470.

    2. [S613] National Archives of Australia, http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=10129184.

    3. [S919] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, McGLINN, CHRISTOPHER JAMES http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1599366/McGLINN,%20CHRISTOPHER%20JAMES.