During the fighting around Ypres at the end of October 1914, he organized an impromptu force of six battalions (known as "Bulfin's force") and led a counterattack to stem the German advance.
Under kampene omkring Ypres i slutningen af oktober 1914 organiserede han en improviseret styrke af seks bataljoner (kaldet "Bulfin's Force) og anførte et modangreb for at bremse den tyske fremrykning.