MULLANY, Charles Luke
(Service number 4/183; 25/68)
| First Rank | (1) Sergeant; (2) Lieutenant | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | 14 July 1891 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | (1) Railway-station, Napier | ||
| Occupation | (1) Clerk; (2) Railway clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | (1) Single | ||
| Next of Kin | L. MULLANY (father), Police-station, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) Samoan Advance Party; (2) New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) Railway Engineers; (2) 3rd Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | (2) 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | (1) Moeraki or Monowai; (2) Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | (2) Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 March 1955 | Age | 63 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles Luke Mullany was the eldest son of Luke and Mary (née Hill) Mullany. He started at Fairlie School in 1897 when his father was stationed there with the police. In 1899 he transferred to Geraldine School. Charles married Zelma Helena Lind in 1921. His brother Edwin Joseph Mullany (known as Joseph), was killed in action at Passchendaele, and a younger brother, James Vincent Mullany, also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [03 April 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [03 April 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [03 April 2018]
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