MULVIE, Peter
| Service Numbers: | 1369, 1369A |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Morvern, Scotland, December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Sochaline Public School |
| Occupation: | Police constable/Saddler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1369, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1369A, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1369A, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1369, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1369, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (right thigh) | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1369, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1369, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1369 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-02-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Constable Peter Mulvie was a saddler by occupation (born in Scotland) before immigrating from Ireland to Australia at the age of 24 where he joined the Queensland Police in 1912. He completed his service at Roma Street Station before he and three other police officers, Bourke, Hughes and Johnson all joined the 15th Battalion on the 13 of January 1914. All four officers were killed during the war. Mulvie landed at ANZAC cove with his Battalion on the 25 April. The 15th took responsibility for defending Quinn’s post and saw continuous and heavy fighting for the duration of Gallipoli. Mulvie saw several major engagements and survived the savage fighting including the attack on Hill 971 on the 7 of August. He was wounded on the second day of fighting, receiving wounds to the thigh and right hip. He was evacuated to Egypt where he recovered in time to re-join his Battalion for the withdrawal from Gallipoli to France. In France, Mulvie was promoted to Sergeant, and survived the fighting at Pozieres. Sergeant Mulvie was wounded for the second time to the left knee and was evacuated to England returning just before Christmas of 1916. On January 24, his battalion relieved the snow covered trenches at Gueudecourt. On the 1 of February, just before his 30th birthday, a light barrage of troops moved forward – Mulvie was caught in the wire and he threw bombs at the Germans until wounded again and again, he fell dead. His actions allowed the remainder of his platoon to return safely to their line. His body could not be recovered." - SOURCE (www.police.qld.gov.au)
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