George Mullin (VC) explained

Honorific Prefix:Major
George Mullin
Honorific Suffix:VC MM
Nickname:Harry
Birth Date:15 August 1891
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, United States
Death Place:Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Placeofburial:South Side Cemetery, Moosomin, Saskatchewan
Allegiance: Canada
Branch:Canadian Militia

Canadian Army

Serviceyears:1914-?
Rank: Major
Unit:Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Commands:Sergeant at Arms, Saskatchewan Legislature
Captain, Veterans Guard
Battles:World War I

World War II

Awards: Victoria Cross
Military Medal
Mentioned in Despatches

George Harry Mullin (15 August 1891  - 5 April 1963) was an American-Canadian soldier in the Canadian army. Mullin was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

Mullin was born in Portland, Oregon, and his parents brought him to Moosomin in the North-West Territories' District of Assiniboia at the age of two. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in December 1914.

Action

He was 26 years old, and a sergeant in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 30 October 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgium, Sergeant Mullin single-handedly captured a pill-box which had withstood heavy bombardment and was causing heavy casualties and holding up the attack. He rushed the snipers' post in front, destroyed the garrison with bombs, shot two gunners and then compelled the remaining 10 men to surrender. All the time rapid fire was directed on him and his clothes were riddled with bullets, but he never faltered in his purpose and he not only helped to save the situation but indirectly saved many lives.

Citation

The citation reads:

Further Information

Mullin had earlier received the Military Medal and finished the war as a lieutenant. In 1934 he was appointed as Sergeant at Arms of the Saskatchewan legislature. Mullin served as a captain in the Veterans Guard during the Second World War. He was also a father of 4 and a loving husband.

Mullin is commemorated with the two-block long residential street 'Mullin Avenue' in the south central part of Regina, Saskatchewan.[1]

Mullin is buried at Moosomin South Side Cemetery, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada in the Legion Plot (approximately N 50.13409 W 101.68206).

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Museum of the Regiments in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Street Where You Live List - Street List - City of Regina Open Data . 2016-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821085443/http://open.regina.ca/dataset/street-where-you-live-list/resource/93cce91f-f862-4166-b96f-4e0c0b30df93 . 2016-08-21 . dead .