MULDER, Harold Lucius
| Service Numbers: | 1384, 1348, 2388, 2288 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914, Enlisted Castlemaine Victoria allocated to 2nd Reinforcement’s 7th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 27th January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cape Town, South Africa, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cape Town, Western Cape, City of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waiter |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1980 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne PLOT - Melaleuca, Garden M11, Bed 4, Rose 30 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1384, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Castlemaine Victoria allocated to 2nd Reinforcement’s 7th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 27th January 1915 | |
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| 22 Mar 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1348, 7th Infantry Battalion, Escort Duty HT Ulysses from Suez to Australia. report to Broadmeadows Camp for duty. | |
| 15 Apr 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, Re-Allocated to 6th reinforcement’s 5th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria reissued Service Number as 2288 | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2388, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2388, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field ANZAC Gallipoli | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), Transferred to 2ASH Mudros Island Enteric Fever severe. Transfer to St George’s Hospital Malta admitted 26th December 1915 then transferred and admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital Cairo for further treatment and convalescence. | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Egypt | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 46th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 46th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 46th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 46th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 21 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit (Debility affects of Enteric Fever) RTA on HT Karoola on 24th June 1919 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Harold Lucius Mulder Served as:
1384 7th Battalion 2nd Reinforcement's (1914-5),
2288 5th Battalion 6th Reinforcement's (1915-16)&
2288 46th Battalion (1916-19).
(Typo AWM as 2388)
1914-15 Star, War Medals issued as 1384 /2288 of the 7th Battalion in 1920-21 at Collingwood Victoria.
Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Audit of service conducted by Chief Clerk (Captain) Base Records Victoria Barracks. In order to identify service of member in that he deployed to Suez with the 2nd Reinforcement's 7th Battalion on or about 2nd February 1915.
Base Records confirmed that Private Harold Mulder did deploy to Suez and was tasked to return on HT Ulysses as Guard on duty to Melbourne.
It was confirmed that the member was reallocated to 6th reinforcement's 5th Battalion and deployed to the MEF and was taken on strength of the Battalion at Gallipoli on or around August 1915. Where he served for a period of of 1month
Private Mulder was evacuated with Enteric Fever to Mudros / Malta/ Egypt. Where on discharge from Hospital was allocated to the 46th Battalion as a reinforcement.
Furthermore it was identified that the member had suffered from the side effects of Enteric Fever through out his service in particular periods in 1916 and 1917.
Having enlisted in 1914, Base Records identified that the member was eligible for 1914 Leave ( RTA) however was not offered the entitlement due to the following:
1. Misidentification of Service Number
2. Administrative discrepancies involved in service with the 7th and 5th Battalions (detached duty and short service on ANzac
3. Charged with 60 days Field Punishment No2 whilst serving in France with the 46th Battalion in September of 1918.
Private Mulder was RTA in June 1919.