MAHY, Charles Harold
| Service Numbers: | 11, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Beechworth, Vic., 1880 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Melb. Vic., 27 August 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic W 159 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 11, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 10th Field Company Engineers | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed the greatest coolness whilst constructing a strong point under continuous heavy fire, inspiring confidence in those working in the vicinity, and rendering first aid to the wounded. It was due to his energy that the work on his sector was completed in time, although under close observation and repeated shelling of the enemy.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917
Boer War Veteran Dead
Mr. Charles Harold Mahy, who died at the Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, after a short Illness, was one of the few surviving South African war veterans. Mr. Mahy joined the South African contingent in Melbourne in 1898 and after continuous service was awarded the Queen's Medal with five clasps. . He was a member of the Australian contingent to the Coronation of King Edward the Seventh. He again saw service in the first world war, when he served with the 10th
Field Company Engineers and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry at Messines.
Mr. Mahy joined the Railway department in 1901 and on his retirement, three years ago, was an engineer in the Ways and Works branch. He is survived by Mrs. Mahy, two sons and a daughter.
The Age Saturday 30 Aguust 1952 page 4
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Boer War
Veteran Dead
Mr. Charles Harold Mahy, who died at the Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, after a short Illness, was one of the few surviving South African war veterans. Mr. Mahy joined the South African contingent in Melbourne in 1898 and after continuous service was awarded the Queen's Medal with five clasps. He was a member of the Australian contingent to the Coronation of King Edward the Seventh. He again saw service in the first world war, when he served with the 10th Field Company Engineers and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry at Messines. Mr. Mahy joined the Railway department in 1901 and on his retirement, three years ago, was an engineer in the Ways and Works branch. He is survived by Mrs. Mahy, two sons and a daughter.
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