Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.118 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 14D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Alice Maud Bullen, of 121, Blenheim Rd., Deal, Kent. Born at Deal.Facebook : Deal Maritime and Local History Museum : "Like his father before him First Engineer Victor Albert Bullen had been one time licensee of the Dolphin Inn, Gladstone Road, Walmer, but had chosen a career in the Merchant Navy. On 6th May, 1918, he was making his first voyage as Chief Engineer on SS Sandhurst (London) when it was torpedoed by U-72 near Corswell Point, a few hours from port and he was killed. Albert was 38 years old when he died and left a wife, Alice Maud, at their home 121 Blenheim Road, Deal. He had attended Deal Parochial School and had played regularly for the Cinque Ports Football Club First XI"
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Sandhurst |
Mike: On 6th May 1918, UB72 attacked and sank S.S. Sandhurst 6 miles NW off Corsewall Point IoM |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
Wrecksite EU SS Sandhurst, built by Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Blyth in 1897 and owned at the time of her loss by Britain SS. Co. Ltd. (Watts, Watts & Co. Ltd.), London, was a British steamer of 3.034 tons. On May 6th, 1918, Sandhurst, on a voyage from Bilbao to Ardrossan with a cargo of iron ore, was sunk by the German submarine UB-72 (Friedrich Träger), 6 miles NWxW1/4W of Corsewall Point. 20 persons were lost."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Dalhousie No. 860 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
28th November 1905 | 19th May 1906 | 8th November 1906 |
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