John MULCAHY

Regimental number10/751
Date of birth20 April 1894
Place of birthFairlie
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm hand
AddressPatea
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.4
Height5' 6"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, Patrick Mulcahy, 4 Waterloo Avenue, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 13), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Patrick and Isabella Mulcahy, 150 Upland Road, Kelburn, Wellington. Native of Limaru
Family/military connectionsFather: 24/2044 Patrick MULCAHY; Brother: 10/3655 Pte Patrick MULCAHY, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 16 September 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.High Commission for NZ, London, reported, 18 March 1916: 'No trace in England.'

Now, 20 March 1916, reported 'Wounded and missing, believed dead on or about 8 August 1915.'

War service: 362 days (of which 297 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21378347