MULLARKEY, Kevin Vincent
| Service Number: | 1365 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Syncope caused by wounds received 4 August 1916 resulting in being paralysed, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Roman Catholic Monumental Section, Row G, Grave 0011 Undertakers were P. Kirby & Sons, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hereford House Reunion Club Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1365, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1365, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1365, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 16 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1365, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Hit by two shrapnel bullets while advancing on and in a German Trench. It was 12 hours before he could be stretchered out | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1365, 20th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Military District | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1365, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1365 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Mullarkey of 'Avoca' Kogarah Road, Kogarah, NSW;
Brother of Clarence Mullarkey who returned to Asutralia on 11 March 1916 having served with the 2nd Battalion; Hubert William Mullarkey killed in action on the 18th August 1916 while serving in the 4th Battalion; James Charles Mullarkey who returned to Australia on 13th February 1917 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion; Nial Joseph Mullarkey killed in action on 5 November 1916 while serving with the first Battalion
22 February 1917 - returned to Australia on board H.T. Karoola for discharge with fractured spine caused by gunshot wound
Death certificate states that he died as a result of wounds he received fracturing his spine on the 4 August 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal