MULREADY, Francis
| Service Number: | 3066 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 24 May 1902 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Messenger |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 28 March 1979, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Lwn 2 -- Plot 1748 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3066, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 3 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3066, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3066, 6th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Karmala, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Francis Mulready enlisted in July 1916, at the age of 14 years and 3 Months. He stated on enlistment that he was 18 years and 1 month but he was born on Empire Day, 24 May 1902.
His older brother, Maurice Mulready had also enlisted in November 1914, at the age of 15 years and 6 months.
Their mother had passed away during 1907, and their father was an old soldier, an officer working in the pay and recruiting office of the Australian Army, and he was working at recruiting in Inverell, NSW at the time of their enlistment.
Francis was a trumpeter or bugler, and posted to the 6th Light Horse Brigade. He left Sydney for Suez, in Egypt, during February 1917. He was transferred to the 7th Light Horse Regiment Details during April 1917. He was transferred to the 2nd Light Horse Regiment during May 1917. He was eventually sent home to Australia on 25 September 1919, still only 17 years of age.
Francis was married during 1926 and enlisted for World War 2 during 1940. He served in the RAAF as 265539 Francis Percival Mulready and from his service file was a very competent adjutant to an operational base and squadron, and was made a Flight Lieutenant. He was discharged during September 1945.
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