MULCAHY, Michael Patrick
| Service Number: | 1067 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Katamatite, Vic., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wahring Catholic School |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 31 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXI AA 17, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1067, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1067, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1067, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1067 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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Son of Thomas and Maria MULCAHY
Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry when laying and maintaining telephone wires under heavy fire. It was due to his fine work that communications were kept up throughout the action.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916
CORPORAL MICHAEL PATRICK
MULCAHY, D.C.M.
Corporal Michael Patrick Mulcahy, D.C.M., was the second son of Mr. F. F. T. T. and Mrs. Mulcahy, of Ascot Vale, late of Wahring. He was born at Boosey, and was educated by Mr. P. A. Hassett, at St. Patrick's School, Wahring. He was in his 27th year, and, previous to enlisting, was connected with the firm of Messrs. Massey Harris,
Shepparton. He enlisted in N.S.W. as a signaller, and embarked on June 3rd, 1915. He was on active, service at Gallipoli, and was one of the 60 volunteers chosen to remain to the end of the evacuation. He then spent a little time in Egypt, and was amongst the first to leave for France. He took part In most of the big engagements there, and was awarded the D.C.M. "for conspicuous gallantry when laying and maintaining telephone lines under heavy flre. It was due to his fine work that communications were kept up throughout the action." During the last 12 months he was acting as motor despatch rider. He died in France from gunshot wounds on October 31st. R.I.P.
His brother, W. T. Mulcahy, who embarked on the Ballarat on February 18th, is now in hospital at Oxford, suffering from a severe wound in the knee.
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