SS BULLMOUTH
At 00.21 hours on October 29, 1942, SS Bullmouth was sailing to the Tyne in ballast when she was torpedoed and damaged by U-409 and became a straggler. The position was about 100 miles NW of Madeira. At 01.40 hours she was struck by a further two torpedoes from U-659 and sank. The chief officer and five crew members managed to reach the island of Bugio near Madeira but the master (John Wilfred Brougham), forty-four crew members and five unknown DEMS gunners were lost.  Forty three men are commemorated on Tower Hill, Panel 21 and two on the Canadian Merchant Seamen Halifax Memorial.

ANNETT , Cook, ROBERT THOMAS, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 21.

BALJE , Chief Steward, PETER, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 49

BARKER , Apprentice, FRANCIS WILLIAM, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 17. Son of Edward T. and Gertrude A. Barker, of Goole, Yorkshire.

BJERKAN , Fifth Engineer Officer, IMGOLF J., S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 22. Son of Johan Bjerkan and Inga Stene, of Kristiansund, Norway.

BROUGHAM , Master, JOHN WILFRED, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 31. Husband of Lilian Alice Brougham, of Isleworth, Middlesex.

CHILES , Third Radio Officer, GEORGE MICHAEL, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 21. Son of George Ernest Chiles, and of Margery Winifred Chiles, of Rhiwbina, Glamorgan.

COLLINS , Cook, BERNARD, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 42. Husband of Ivy Collins, of Cardiff.

COUSINS , Galley Boy, LESLIE GEORGE, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 17. Son of Frederick George Cousins, and of Dorothy Cousins, of Barking, Essex.

DONNELLY , Able Seaman, CHARLES, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 42. Son of Owen and Elizebeth Donnelly.

EDDOLLS , Greaser, ARTHUR JOHN, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 28. Son of Arthur George Eddolls, and of Lavinia Eddolls, of Bristol.

EDWARDS , Third Officer, ARTHUR WILLIAM, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 25. Son of William and Ethel F. Elizabeth Edwards, of Dunmow, Essex.

EDWARDS , Ordinary Seaman, JOHN THOMAS, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 20. Son of Thomas Joseph and Elizabeth Edwards, of Everton, Lancashire.

FENWICK , Assistant Steward, ARTHUR, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 31. Son of Ada Fenwick.

FINN , Sailor, PATRICK, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 19. Son of John and Jane Elizabeth Finn, of Grays, Essex.

GIBLING , Greaser, ROBERT, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 45. Husband of Ivy Gibling of Gravesend.

HEATHER , Greaser, WILLIAM, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 37. Husband of Rose Heather.

HIGGINS , Fifth Engineer Officer, JOHN, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 31. Son of Martin and Mary Higgins; husband of Esther Caroline Higgins, of Shepherds Bush, London.

HOWARD , Greaser, DOUGLAS WILLIAM, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 24. Son of Mary Howard of Romford, Essex.

HOWELLS , Carpenter, JOHN THOMAS, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 35. Son of John Thomas Howells and Elizabeth Howells; husband of Ivy Lydia Howells, of Barry, Glamorgan.

HUTTON , Chief Engineer Officer, ARTHUR GILBERT, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 43. Son of Warrant Engr. James Hutton, R.N.R., and Eleanor Hutton; husband of Mabel Hutton, of Pencoed, Glamorgan.

JACQUES , Second Radio Officer, ALEXANDER, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 32. Son of John Haslam Jacques and Fanny Jacques of Marple Bridge, Cheshire.

JOSH , Cabin Boy, ALFRED LESLIE, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 19. Son of Alfred and Beatrice Josh, of Gravesend, Kent.

KERR , Fourth Engineer Officer, MICHAEL, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 25. Son of William Kerr, and of Martha Kerr, of Greenock, Renfrewshire.

LEWIS , Steward, BRINLEY GORDON, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis, of New Tredegar, Monmouthshire.

MASCALL , Assistant Steward, REGINALD ERNEST, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 20. Son of Harry I. and Jessie S. Mascall, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

McMURRAY , Second Officer, ERIC FORBES, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 26. Son of Anne McMurray of Bearsden, Glasgow.

McMURRAY , Fifth Engineer Officer, ROWLAND, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 22. Son of George and Mabel McMurray, of Leeds, Yorkshire.

NICHOLS , Greaser, EDWARD, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 20. Son of Thomas Nichols, and of Rebecca Nichols, of Grays, Essex.

PARKER , Sailor, ANDREW, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 20.

PRICE , Sailor, FREDERICK WILLIAM, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 19. Son of William Andrew Price, and of Emily Price, of Northfleet, Kent.

ROBERTSON , Third Engineer Officer, ALAN, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 29. Son of J. W. L. and Isabella Robertson, of North Shields, Northumberland.

SANGSTER , Storekeeper, ERNEST HENRY, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 24. Son of Alfred and Lottie Sangster; husband of Rose Mary Sangster, of Dodleston, Cheshire.

SAUNDERS , Ordinary Seaman, MELVIN JOHN, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 21. Son of Thomas and Rose Saunders.

SPELLS , Galley Boy, GERALD, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 17. Son of Florence E. Spells, of Gillingham, Kent.

STOKES , Able Seaman, JACK, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 28.

STRANGE , Able Seaman, ERIC STUART, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 21. Son of Mrs. L. Tomblin, of Battersea, London.

STRATFORD , Greaser, ERIC, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 27. Husband of Edith Stratford.

TYSON , Greaser, FREDERICK WILLIAM, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 43. Husband of Mary Tyson.

WATLING , Sailor, LEONARD JAMES, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 20. Son of Rose Watling of Barnhurst, Kent.

YEO , First Radio Officer, MATTHEW BARNABAS, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942. Age 32. Son of Herbert Matthew and Maud Yeo; husband of Leonora Alice Yeo, of St. James', Exeter.

Canadian Merchant Seamen Halifax Memorial

CARROL, Able Seaman, JAMES, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942.

HUGHES , 4th Engineer, JOHN, S.S. Bullmouth (London). Merchant Navy. 29th October 1942

Commemorative data kindly provided by Billy McGee: http://www.british-merchant-navy.co.uk/.