Patrick Mullane
Sergeant, Royal Horse Artillery
- Register No.
- 898 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- Royal Horse Artillery all Royal Horse Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 27 July 1880 on this day → all of 1880 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Afghan War
- London Gazette
- the 16th May, 1881 on this day → all of 1881 →
- Born
- in October 1858 at Ahmednuggar, Deccan, India
- Died
- 20th November 1919 at Plaistow, Sussex
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
During the action on the 27th July, 1880 at Maiwand, Afghanistan, Sergeant Mullane, when the battery to which he belonged was on the point of retiring, he ran back about two yards and picked up Driver Pickwell Istead, who was wounded, and laid him on a limber. Unfortunately the wounded man died almost at once. During the retreat, Sergeant Mullane volunteered to go for water for the wounded men. He did this by entering one of the villages, where so many men had previously lost their lives
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MULLANE, Patrick. (reg No. 898).
Sergeant. Royal Horse Artillery.
London Gazetted on the 16th May, 1881.
Born in October 1858 at Ahmednuggar, Deccan, India.
Died on 20th November 1919 at Plaistow, Sussex.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: During the action on the 27th July, 1880 at Maiwand, Afghanistan, Sergeant Mullane, when the battery to which he belonged was on the point of retiring, he ran back about two yards and picked up Driver Pickwell Istead, who was wounded, and laid him on a limber. Unfortunately the wounded man died almost at once. During the retreat, Sergeant Mullane volunteered to go for water for the wounded men. He did this by entering one of the villages, where so many men had previously lost their lives.
Additional information:. He later became a sergeant major and was, on his discharge, given a pension.
Additional information
He later became a sergeant major and was, on his discharge, given a pension.
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