Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Varennes Military Cemetery | I.M.40 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.118 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 55A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Medicinae Baccalaureus | ||
Family :
Llewellyn was born at Lanercost Priory, Cumberland 29th May, 1880 the second son of the Reverend Canon Henry John and Mrs Lucy Margaret Bulkely of Gateshead. He had one elder brother called John Pierson, b.1878, and two younger brothers called Gilbert and Henry and a younger sister called Kathleen Rosaline Birbeck Bulkeley b.1887.He was educated at King Edward VI School, Morpeth from 1890 to 1894, Uppingham School and Durham University where he graduated in October 1904 with a M.B. and B.Sc. Whilst at University Llewelyn was keen on sports and played Cricket and Tennis as well as winning many Athletic events. Llewelyn qualified as a Doctor and had a practice for six years in Gateshead at Bensham Street, before the outbreak of War. He was also a sidesman at St Cuthbert's Church, and performed voluntary work about ambulance instruction to the Boy Scouts. He served as a house-surgeon and house-physician to the Royal Victoria Infirmary at Newcastle, and house-surgeon at the Darlington Hospital. Llewelyn was a member of the St Johns Ambulance Brigade under the Nursing Division of Gateshead, and was also actively involved with the Boy Scouts in Gateshead, where he was an assistant scoutmaster.
He was the husband of Mary Elizabeth W. (nee Moore) of Westward Ho, Devon. They married at married within his parish at St. Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington. They had twins, a boy (Henry John Lawrence) and a girl b.19.1.1916.
See more at Stories, which shows a family account where the portrait image is also found.
See more at: North East War Memorials Project.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Action : The First Battles of the Somme 1918 and associated actions |
21 March - 4 July 1918. The Battles of the Somme in 1918 were mostly concerned with stemming the German advance which started in March 1918 and which made considerable gains in the Somme/Arras sector. Utilising surplus troops which had become available following the surrender of Russia after the October Revolution, the Germans gambled on a massive campaign that could win the war in the west before the USA could bring its resources to bear. Initial gains were in places spectacular but eventually dogged resistance coupled with supply problems and sheer exhaustion closed down the battle. Other attacks were launched along the front to probe the Allied defences but the same pattern of initial gains followed by stalemate prevailed. British casualties were almost 345,000.
Detail :
Captain Llewellyn Alfred Henry Bulkeley Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the 15th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. He was killed instantly, 10th April, 1918 in action at Bouzincourt by a shell exploding over the first aid post he was working in. He was killed instantly.
He was gazetted a Lieutenant on the 22nd March, 1917, and took a temporary commission in the Royal Army Medical Corps. After a years service was completed, Llewelyn was promoted a captain. Llewelyn embarked to France on the 13th April, 1917 and less than a year later killed in action at Bouzincourt by a shell which exploded over his cellar which was being used as a First Aid post. He was killed instantly.
His Commanding Officer wrote of him:-"He was one of the most conscientious and painstaking men I ever met. He was very brave, and knew no fear where his duty called him. I was much impressed then with his coolness and the way he handled the wounded. Since then he has been a member of our mess. He was as straight as a gun-barrel, and always did his job. What more can one man of another? He was a hero."
He is commemorated at his grave in Varennes Military Cemetery which is tended by the Commonwealth War Grave Commission. Grave Reference I.M.40.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Minerva No. 3385 E.C. | Durham |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th February 1912 | 18th April 1913 | 20th June 1913 |
The 1921 Masonic Roll of Honour indicated that he was the Junior Deacon in his lodge but subsequent research suggests he was the Senior Deacon. He was initiated into Minerva Lodge No. 3385 , Gateshead in 1912.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley