Kevin Robert MULLEN

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MULLEN, Kevin Robert

Service Number:	S74815
Enlisted:	15 April 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Port Augusta, South Australia, 27 January 1901
Home Town:	Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College, Muirden College, and Adelaide University
Occupation:	Pharmacist
Died:	Unley, South Australia, 6 May 1953, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Catholic Western Ground; Row Number: JJ; Site Number: 178
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World War 2 Service

15 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Private, S74815, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Barmera, South Australia
15 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S74815
16 Apr 1942:	Involvement Private, S74815
11 Oct 1945:	Discharged Private, S74815, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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Biography contributed by Thomas More College

Kevin Robert Mullen, born in 1901 to parents late William Patrick Mullen and Julia Ann Carrig in Port Augusta, he attended Christian Brothers College, Muirden College and Adelaide University, leading him to become a pharmaceutical chemist. His life took a turn when he sadly lost his two sisters during an air strike in Darwin in 1942 which may have triggered him to enlist in the Volunteer Defence Corps in April.

According to a letter in his service record, Mullen served under wing commander C. Matulic and after he got discharged due to manpower shortage in September 1942 he rejoined the VDC exemplifying his commitment. He was formally discharged from service in October 1945

After the war, Mullen joined and participated in the ex-servicemen association. Mullen passed away on May 6, 1953, in Unley and was buried in West Terrace Cemetery.

(source: NAA:B884)

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