MULLARD, Edward
| Service Number: | 2794 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 26 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1974, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 3-93. 61. |
| Memorials: | Maitland Horseshoe Bend Roll of Honour, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2794, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2794, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2794, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2794, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to forehead and left thigh - severe Leg amputated at thigh - 11/4/1917 | |
| 13 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2794, 4th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD - wounding - leg amputated |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, resting peacefully at Sandgate Cemetery.
47 years ago today, on the 9th January 1974, Private Edward (Ted) Maitland Mullard, 4th Battalion (Reg No. 2794), labourer from 69 Carrington Street, Horseshoe Bend, West Maitland, New South Wales and Lawes Street, East Maitland, N.S.W. and Ourimbah, N.S.W. and 2 Vine Street, Mayfield, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 79. CATHOLIC 3-93. 61.
Born at West Maitland, New South Wales on the 26th May 1894 to William and Mary Grace Mullard; husband of Florence Ethel Mullard nee O'Neill (married 1919, West Maitland, N.S.W., died 1939, West Maitland, N.S.W. Ted enlisted July 1915 with the 19th Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W. Wounded in action - 23.7.1916 (GSW forehead, severe, left thigh, Battle of Pozieres), 2.3.1917 (amputated left leg).
Mr Mullard’s name has been inscribed on the Maitland Manchester Unity Oddfellows, Loyal Good Design Lodge, No. 10 Roll of Honour, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122660846, Horseshoe Bend Roll of Honour (unveiled on the 21st October 1923, 64 names inscribed, 13 Fallen - and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
Ted has been officially commemorated with a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip, and I have placed poppies to honour his service and sacrifice for God, King and Country.
A member of the West Maitland Water Brigade.
Younger brother Stewart Thomas (4th Battalion, Reg No.2792) also served 1st A.I.F.
Lest We Forget.
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