Summary
Full length portrait of Corporal G. P. Mulcahy in dress uniform of Australian Engineers militia (part of the Commonwealth Military Forces, 3rd Military District). Taken by Eden Studios, Melbourne, before he enlisted to serve in World War I.
Gilbert Payne Mulcahy was born in 1893 in Clunes, Victoria and was the eighth child of John and Margaret Mulcahy. He enlisted on 15 February 1915 and was given regimental number HQ1. He was first appointed as a corporal before being promoted to sergeant in March 1915 then progressing further through the ranks. Mulcahy embarked from Melbourne to on the HMAT Ulysses on 10 May 1915. He served with the 6th Battalion in Gallipoli from September to December 1915 before being evacuated to Egypt. He then travelled to the Western Front where the 6th Battalion remained until 1918. He returned to Australia on 9 March 1919.
The Mulcahy collection includes five diaries and 47 photographs.
Description of Content
Full-length studio portrait of man in the dress uniform of Australian Engineers-Militia.
Physical Description
Monochrome photographic print on backing board.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mrs I. W. Morgan, Jun 1987
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Person Depicted
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Maker
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Organisation Symbolised
Commonwealth Military Forces, 3rd Military District (1911-1921)
When this photograph was taken, Mulcahy was probably still part of the Commonwealth Military Forces of Victoria or its successor, the Commonwealth Military Forces, 3rd Military District. -
Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
130 mm (Width), 189 mm (Height)
Dimensions of the photograph only. Photograph is oval shaped.
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
227 mm (Width), 329 mm (Height)
Dimensions of the backing board.
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Keywords
Australian Army, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, World War I, 1914-1918, Militia Forces
