Mulholland, William James

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B.A.; B.Litt. (Oxon.), L.C.P. (Lond.) : Captain, General List (Education Service), A.F.A. and A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Enlisting and sailing in May, 1915, served as orderly No. 3 Australian General Hospital at Lemnos and Abbassia. Transferring to 59th Battery as gunner in 1916, was promoted bombardier and, attending Royal Artillery Officers Training School, St. John's Wood, in 1917, was commissioned to 3rd Battery 2nd May. Fought at Fleurbaix, Somme, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Amiens and Hazebrouck. Assisted in organisation of A.I.F. Education Service from June, later controlling all activities in France as Assistant Director, returning in October, 1920, after 13 months' non-military employment and leave. Promoted lieutenant, 4th August, 19 17; captain, 1st January, 1919. Early education at various Public Schools. Later at Pembroke College, Oxford.

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1887

Birth in Wentworth -- NSW, Australia 29 December 1887
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Early education at Prospect Public School, Prospect, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
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Tertiary education at London University, London, United Kingdom
1911

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1911
1915

Military service as Captain at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Egypt --, Egypt ; France --, France 1915
1915

Assistant at Moore Park -- NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Enlisted 1 May 1915
1917

Tertiary education at Oxford University, Oxford, England 17 June 1917
1917

Assistant Director AIF Education Service, France 1917 at France [ France ]
1929

Re-employed by Department of Education, NSW 1 Mar 1929
1941

Headmaster at Nowra -- NSW, Australia 1941
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Mulholland, Harold Kenneth
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Resigned from teaching service

Gender

Male

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