MCNULTY, Edward Eugene
| Service Numbers: | 17, 1186 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 29 July 1876 |
| Home Town: | Thursday Island, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Thursday Island Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 17, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 17 Feb 1900: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Nominat Roll, Murray p. 467 notes promoted to Sergeant 17 Feb 1900. | |
| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 17, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 17, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901. |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1186, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 31 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1186, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1186, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 2 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1186, 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Edward Eugene McNulty
Born 31 July 1876 (though writing 1877 on his AIF Attestation papers in 1915) in Cooktown, to Thomas McNulty and Ellen (nee Hennessy).
(Source: Qld BDM: 1876 C709 Eduard Eugene McNulty Thomas Ellen Hennessy)
Edward had a long association with the military, starting with the No. 3 Qld A.G.A (Australian Garrison Artillery) from 1 February 1897 to 31 May 1904. He served with the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry from 17 February 1900 to 21 June 1901.
Australian War Memorial:
Service Number: 17; Rank: Private; Unit: 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry;
Conflict / Operation: South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War);
Native place: Queensland, Australia;
Notes: Murray Remarks: Sergeant 17/02/1900; Source: Murray page number - 467
From 7th August 1914 to 28 January 1915 her did "Garrison Duty on Thursday Island" (Service Record, National Archives of Australia).
World War 1 saw him join the AIF on 23 February 1915, with service number 1186 and the rank of Private. He was part of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment (8th Reinforcements) that embarked from Brisbane on 16 August 1915, aboard the HMAT Kyarra A55. He disembarked on Mudros Island, and was hospitalised with Malaria. Later suffering Nephritis, he was hospitalised in No. 2AGH (2 Australian General Hospital) at Gezirah Palace Hotel, Gezirah Island (Cairo, Egypt). He was then sent home aboard "Karoola". (Source: Service Records, Australian Archives).
Submitted 4 May 2016 by Timna Green
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Edward Eugene McNulty served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. His first service was as a Private (rising to Sergeant) S.N. 17 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Boer War. His second service was as a Sergeant S.N. 1186 in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, AIF, WW1.
He was born in Cooktown on 29 Jul 1876, a son to Thomas McNulty and Ellen McNulty (nee Hennessey). At the time of his enlistment in WW1 he was single, living at Thursday Island, Qld, and working as a Clerk.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 467; National Archives Australia WW1 service record; BDM Qld register).
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