MULLINS, Thomas
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Brigade HQ |
| Born: | Limerick, Ireland, 12 February 1877 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Roman Catholic Priest |
| Died: | Ardlethan, NSW, 14 January 1939, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ardlethan Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Barmedman War Memorial, West Wyalong St Mary's Catholic Parish WW1 Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 May 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Captain, 4th Light Horse Brigade HQ, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Captain, 4th Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
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Awarded Military Cross
'At GAZA on the 26th March, 1917. this padre showed conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In the severe fighting at the back of Gaza he was all the time up with the men at the front, attending to the wounded. He displayed great fearlessness and was right up in the firing line.'
Captain Chaplain T. Mullins, formerly of Ardlethan, who has been awarded the Military Cross for heroism at the front, is a well-known and popular priest of the diocese of Goulburn. He enlisted in July, 1915, as additional chaplain to the expeditionary forces, and left shortly afterwards for the front. Possessing a strong personality and devoted to his duties, Father Mullins was a big factor in the successful promotion of church work in his parish, while in friendly society activities he was also a grand worker. Father Mullins founded the first branch of the Hibernian Society at Tara. Little is known so far of the acts which won him the favour of the authorities, but, realising the heroic labours of our chaplains in the ranks at all times, the award given to any priest does not create much surprise.
Freeman's Journal Thursday 10 January 1918 page 9
REV. FATHER T. MULLINS
The death occurred at Ardletban after a very long illness of The Rev. Father Thomas Mullins parish priest of Ardlethan, at the age of 62 years For the past 28 years Father Mullins had been at Ardlethan and the high esteem to which he was held by all sections of the community was shown by his funeral, which was the largest ever seen in the district.
Father Mullins served as a padre with the 12th and 13th Light Horse of the A.I.F. from 1914 to 1919, and was awarded the Military Cross at the first battle of the Gaza. The funeral took place on Sunday morning, the cortege leaving the Catholic Church, Ardlethan, after a Requiem Mass which was celebrated at 10 o'clock by his Lordship Bishop Maguire, of Goulburn, who was assisted by Rev. Fathers Gallagher and Cosgriff. Bishop Maguire delivered an address from the altar and also read the players at the graveside. He thanked the returned soldiers for their kindly thought in remembering the 'little soldier priest of Palestine.' The Returned soldiers and the children formed a guard of honor at the church and marched as far as Yithan Street, and at the cemetery again formed a guard of honor from the hearse to the grave and the Children of Mary in formation followed the casket as it was carried to the grave.
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser Friday 20 January 1939 page 2
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