MULLEN, Samuel Davies
| Service Number: | 2844 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greta, New South Wales, Australia, 29 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Hillsborough, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Adamstown Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 January 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 34 |
| Memorials: | Adamstown Methodist Church Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2844, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2844, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
103 years ago today, on the 20th January 1917, Corporal Samuel Davies Mullen, 47th Battalion, fireman or cashier from Hillsborough, New South Wales, was killed in action, age 27.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1657775
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133753766
Born at Greta, New South Wales on the 29th June 1889 to Samuel (died 1939) and Marion (died 1931) Mullen (incorrectly listed as MULLER on Sandgate database) of Dibbs Street, Adamstown, New South Wales, Samuel enlisted August 1915 with the 15th Battalion at Enoggera, QLD.
Wounded in action - 12.8.1916 (septic left foot), Samuel is resting at Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, France. Plot I Row A Grave 34.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133760591
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140076274
Mr Mullen’s name has been inscribed on the Adamstown Citizens' Memorial, Adamstown Methodist Church Honour Roll, Cardiff Methodist Church Roll of Honour (as MULLINS, unveiled on the 6th April 1919), Cardiff War Memorial (as MULLINS) and the Newcastle South Public School Roll of Honour.
Unfortunately, there is no memorial inscription on his parent’s headstone to tell us of their son’s supreme sacrifice (METHODIST 1 (WESLEYAN) K SW. 42., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139629157), so I have placed a memorial cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the memorialised grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=432731#photo-1
Younger brother William John Davies (Reg No-1732, born 1894, died 1968, ashes Newcastle Memorial Park Cemetery & Crematorium) also served 1st A.I.F.
Lest We Forget.
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