Name
Albert Edward Bullard
5 Sep 1883
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
06/08/1915
31
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
23036
Worcestershire Regiment
4th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HELLES MEMORIAL
Panel 104 to 113.
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
St Mary the Virgin Church, Therfield, Non-conformist Chapel, Therfield, We are not aware of any Dane End memorials
Pre War
Born on 5 Sep 1883 in Dane End, Therfield, Herts. third son of James and Lucy Jane (Hagger) Bullard and christened on 2 Dec 1883 in Therfield. He married Elizabeth Louisa Goodman, of 34, Wellesley Rd., Kentish Town, London on 20 Jun 1909 in Camden, N London.
1891 census details
Father James was a hay binder aged 29 and mother Lucy 29 looked after James 13, Leonard 9, Albert Edward 7, Sidney 5, Walter T. 3 and Amelia E.1.
1901 census details
The family had increased and 5 more children had arrived! Florence 9, Mabel 7, William 5, Frank 2 and Ethel, 3 months.
1911 census details
By 1911 Albert Edward was married to Elizabeth Louisa Goodman 25 and living at 38 Crogsland (sic.) Road, Chalk Farm, London N.W. Albert was a ‘capstan man; working for the London N.W. Railway Company.
Albert and Elizabeth had three children; Albert Edward (b 6/4/1910), Kathleen Louisa (b 6/9/1912 and Henry James (b 6/9/1914).
Family note by Julie Hourihan (Great Granddaughter to Lucy & James Bullard):
Lucy & James Bullard were my Great Grandparents (their youngest son Frederick John was my Granddad). They actually had six sons serving in the Great War (my six Gt Uncles), Frank was their 6th son to serve, he lost his leg. I cannot find his war records or service number, however, his daughter Doreen who is in her 90's has confirmed that he was in the Great War and he lost his leg aged 17.
James the eldest son was also in the war, although he didn't die in the war, he died some years later from his shrapnel wounds. Their cousin Charlie Bullard (Noades) also lost his life in the Great War and is buried at Therfield Church. I am so proud of my Gt Uncles and of my Gt Grandparents who suffered their losses.
Wartime Service
Albert enlisted in early May 1915 in St Pancras and joined the 4th Worcester Regiment with a number of 23036. After training he left for the Balkans and arrived on July 3rd 1915 in the middle of the Gallipoli campaign but was sadly killed a month later on August 6th 1915 . According to the family he was a medical Corps stretcher bearer.
His battalion was attacking the Turks at the southern end of the Gallipoli peninsular, see war diary extract below:
The vineyard, August 6th
24 officers and 800 men moved forward to the firing line. Attacked trench H 13 at 3:50 pm. Leading waves cut down by machine gun fire from front and both flanks whilst crossing No-Man’s land (300 yds.) Very few of the unwounded reached the enemy trenches. Those that did were attacked by a great number of Turks. At the end of one hour’s fighting the only soldiers still holding that part of the line were a group of 30 men led by a sergeant. Just 12 survivors withdrew to their line at midnight.
The 4th Worcester’s were relieved on August 7th and withdrew to Gully Beach. Casualties: 16 officers and 752 other ranks.
Albert was not officially listed as killed until February 1916. He was 33 and left a widow and 3 children to mourn his loss. His remains were not recovered and his name appears on the Helles Memorial at the southern tip of the Gallipoli peninsular which I have visited.
At the time his death was reported in 1916, his poor parents had 4 more sons fighting in France.
Additional Information
Six Bullard brothers served in WW1, four were killed, William Ralph, 8 Jul 1916, Albert Edward died 6 Aug 1915, Walter Thomas, died 15 Apr 1917 and Sidney, died 27 Jul 1917. They are all listed on this same memorial. James and Frank were injured but survived. War Gratuity of £3 and arrears of £2 11s 11d was paid to his widow who would received a pension for herself and her children.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Malcolm Lennox, Jean Handley, Julie Hourihan
