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 |
| Memorials: |
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)