Edward A. Bullen (1884 – 11 August 1917) was an English professional

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who made over 180

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appearances as a

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for Bury. He also captained the club.

Personal life

Bullen was born in

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and grew up in

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. While he was footballer with Bury, he ran a

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in Sankey, Warrington. In August 1916, two years after the outbreak of the

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, Bullen enlisted as a gunner in the

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. He was killed at Vaulx-Vraucourt, France on 11 August 1917 and was reburied in Vraucourt Copse Cemetery in the late 1920s. At the time of his death, Bullen's wife was pregnant with their first child.

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