Wall tablet in St James’s Church, Shirley, Southampton, commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Bullen d. 1853
Location
St James's Church, Shirley, Southampton, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / Admiral Sir Charles Bullen GCB GCH / who departed this life / July 2 1853 / aged 86 / His life was devoted to the service of his country, and he / received from his Sovereign many honours for the active / part taken in the glorious actions of Lords Duncan, / Howe, Collingwood and Nelson, this last tribute / of affection is placed here by his nephew / Richard Bullen'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
People
Bullen, Charles
Age: 86
Date of Death: 2/7/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 86
Date of Death: 2/7/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER: Biography
Bibliography: William O'Byrne 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary' (London, 1849) pp. 141-2; A.M. Broadley and R.G. Bartelot 'Three Dorset Captains at Trafalgar: Thomas Masterman Hardy, Charles Bullen, Henry Digby' (London, 1906) p. 258; Lawrence Phillips 'Captain of the oldest ship at Trafalgar', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 102, (Greenwich,1982).
Recorder: B C 2/3/1981
Bibliography: William O'Byrne 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary' (London, 1849) pp. 141-2; A.M. Broadley and R.G. Bartelot 'Three Dorset Captains at Trafalgar: Thomas Masterman Hardy, Charles Bullen, Henry Digby' (London, 1906) p. 258; Lawrence Phillips 'Captain of the oldest ship at Trafalgar', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 102, (Greenwich,1982).
Recorder: B C 2/3/1981