Herbert Bullmore
Full name | Herbert Henry Bullmore | ||
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Date of birth | 12 July 1874 | ||
Place of birth | Maitland, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 28 December 1937 | ||
Place of death | Point Piper, New South Wales | ||
School | Ipswich Grammar School | ||
University | University of Edinburgh | ||
Occupation(s) | physician | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Forward | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Edinburgh University RFC | |||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
Queensland | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1902 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
Herbert Henry Bullmore MB ChB Edin MRCPE FRACP (12 July 1874 – 28 December 1937) was a rugby union player who represented Scotland, a leading physician and the grandfather of Australian media magnate Kerry Packer.
Life history
Bullmore was born in Ipswich, Queensland in 1874,[1] the only son, along with five daughters,[2] of grazier and unsuccessful political candidate Edward Augustus Bullmore, Esq[3] and Caroline Frederica Bullmore[4] and was educated at Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland. While in Australia, Bullmore made a name for himself as a sportsman, going as far as being chosen to represent Queensland at rugby union.[5] Bullmore spent three years studying law, before deciding to undertake medical studies at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, graduating in 1902.[5] During this time Bullmore continued to indulge his sporting nature, gaining a blue in football and rowing[6] and starring as a sturdy second-rower for the university rugby union team. From 1901 to 1902 Bullmore was President of Edinburgh University Union.[7] By dint of his medical degree at Edinburgh, Bullmore was available for selection to the Scotland rugby teams[8] and was selected to represent Scotland as a forward in a match against Ireland in Belfast on 22 February 1902, with Scotland losing 5–0.[9][10]
Bullmore served as a resident at the Royal Infirmary and at the Children's Hospital, Edinburgh, gaining his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1904.[6] He then practised in Bath for a while before returning to Australia to practice as a consulting physician in Sydney.[6]
Appointed an honorary physician at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, in 1912, Bullmore treated leading Australian cricketer Victor Trumper during Trumper's final days suffering from Bright's disease.[9] Bullmore would later also be appointed honorary physician at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, in 193, was an honorary major in the Australian Army Medical Corps[6] and one of the founders of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.[11]
While Bullmore retired from rugby, soccer and rowing to concentrate on his medical career, he continued to be involved in sporting interests, including motor cycling, tennis, golf and angling.[6]
Bullmore died suddenly at his residence "Altona" in Point Piper, Sydney on 28 December 1937.[12] His funeral was held at All Saints Church, Woollahra and was cremated.[13] His estate was worth £9,944.[14]
Personal life
Bullmore married Melbourne-born Elfrida Buttner, the daughter of Dr Alexander Buttner, at St Andrew's Church, Ashley-place, London on 24 August 1904[3] and together they had a son and four daughters. Bullmore's son Herbert James Bullmore was a Flyer-Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force who was killed in action in New Guinea during World War II,[15] while one of Bullmore's daughters was Mary Horden, fashion editor of The Australian Women's Weekly from 1946 to 1957[15] and another was Gretel Packer, the wife of Sir Frank Packer and the mother of Australian media magnate Kerry Packer.[8]
References
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- ↑ "Family Notices", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 December 1937, p. 10.
- ↑ "Family Notices", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 December 1937, p. 9.
- ↑ "Probate of will", The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June 1938, p. 5.
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- 1874 births
- 1937 deaths
- People from Ipswich, Queensland
- Rugby union forwards
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Australian rugby union players
- Edinburgh University RFC players
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Australian medical doctors