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Hugh MULLIN

Regimental number3844
Place of birthGlenelg, Adelaide, South Australia
SchoolSt Patrick's College, East Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Address107 Bennett Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height6' 0.25"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Mullin, 107 Bennett Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
110
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah MULLIN, 107 Bennett Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria. Native of Adelaide
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.

Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 60th Bn, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 1850406: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MULLIN Hugh
Red Cross File No 1850406

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