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{{short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
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'''Charles Herbert Mullins''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[CMG]] ([[28 June]] [[1869]]- [[24 May]] [[1916]]) was a [[South African]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.
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|death_date=24 May 1916 (aged 46)
|birth_place=[[Grahamstown]], [[Cape Colony]]
|death_place=[[Johannesburg]], [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]], [[Union of South Africa]]
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Major '''Charles Herbert Mullins''' (28 June 1869 – 24 May 1916)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A South African V.C |newspaper=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |date=26 May 1916 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription |page=7, col. D |issue=21507 |access-date=2015-08-18 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19160526/138/0007 |quote=}}</ref> was a [[South Africa|South African]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.


==Details==
==Details==
He was 30 years old, and a [[captain]] in the [[Imperial Light Horse (Natal)]], [[South African Forces]] during the [[South African War (Boer War)]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
Mullins was 30 years old, and a [[Captain (land and air)|captain]] in the [[Light Horse Regiment|Imperial Light Horse (Natal)]] during the [[Second Boer War]] when the following deed took place at the [[Battle of Elandslaagte]] for which he and Captain [[Robert Johnston (VC recipient)|Robert Johnston]] were awarded the VC.
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{{quote|On the 21st October, 1899, at Elandslaagte, at a most critical moment, the advance being momentarily checked by a very severe fire at point blank range, these two Officers very gallantly rushed forward under this heavy fire and rallied the men, thus enabling the flanking movement, which decided the day, to be carried out.
On this occasion Captain Mullins was wounded.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27283|page=1059|date=12 February 1901}}</ref>}}


Mullins returned to the United Kingdom and received the VC from [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]] during an investiture at [[Marlborough House]] 25 July 1901.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court Circular |date=26 July 1901 |page=3 |issue=36517}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=The Court. |newspaper=Aberdeen Journal |date=26 July 1901 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=2015-08-18 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19010726/019/0004 |page=4, col. F |issue=14511}}</ref>
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On [[21 October]] [[1899]] at the [[Battle of Elandslaagte]], [[South Africa]], at a most critical moment, when the advance was momentarily checked by very severe fire at point-blank range, Captain Mullins and another officer ([[Robert Johnston (VC)|Robert Johnston]]) gallantly rushed forward under very heavy fire and rallied the men, thus enabling the decisive flanking movement to be carried out. Captain Mullins was wounded during the action.
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He later achieved the rank of [[major]].


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He later achieved the rank of [[Major (rank)|major]].
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The medal was held by St. Andrews College, [[Grahamstown, South Africa]]. It was later donated to the [[Imperial War Museum]], [[London]].

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The medal was held by [[St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown]], South Africa. It was later returned to the family and is now on loan to the [[Imperial War Museum]], [[London]].

Clarles was the son of the Revd Canon Robert John Mullins, and brother to Robert George Mullins, the founder of [[St. Andrew's Preparatory School]] in Grahamstown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mullins, Charles Herbert |last=Biggins |first=David |work=Anglo Boer War |access-date=2015-08-18 |url=http://www.angloboerwar.com/component/content/article/12-victoria-cross/214-mullins-charles-herbert}}</ref>

==See also ==
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*[[Monuments to Courage]]
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*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]
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*[[Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War]]


==References==
==References==
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*[[Monuments to Courage]] (David Harvey, 1999)

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*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (This England, 1997)
==Further reading==
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*[[Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War]] (Ian Uys, 2000)
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*{{cite book |last=Harvey |first=David |author-link=David Charles Harvey |title=Monuments to courage: Victoria Cross headstones and memorials |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AYMWAQAAIAAJ |year=1999 |publisher=Kevin and Kay Patience}}
* {{cite book |title=The Register of the Victoria Cross |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olvfAAAAMAAJ |year=1997 |publisher=This England |isbn=978-0-906324-27-1}}
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[[Category:South African Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
[[Category:Alumni of Keble College, Oxford]]
[[Category:Members of the Inner Temple]]
[[Category:Imperial Light Horse officers]]
[[Category:People from Makhanda, Eastern Cape]]
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[[Category:Cape Colony military personnel]]

Latest revision as of 12:33, 21 December 2024

Charles Mullins

VC CMG
Born28 June 1869
Grahamstown, Cape Colony
Died24 May 1916 (aged 46)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Buried
Grahamstown Old Cemetery
AllegianceColony of Natal
Years of service1899–1902
RankMajor
UnitImperial Light Horse (Natal)
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
AwardsVictoria Cross
Order of St Michael and St George
Other workBarrister

Major Charles Herbert Mullins (28 June 1869 – 24 May 1916)[1] was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

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Mullins was 30 years old, and a captain in the Imperial Light Horse (Natal) during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place at the Battle of Elandslaagte for which he and Captain Robert Johnston were awarded the VC.

On the 21st October, 1899, at Elandslaagte, at a most critical moment, the advance being momentarily checked by a very severe fire at point blank range, these two Officers very gallantly rushed forward under this heavy fire and rallied the men, thus enabling the flanking movement, which decided the day, to be carried out. On this occasion Captain Mullins was wounded.[2]

Mullins returned to the United Kingdom and received the VC from King Edward VII during an investiture at Marlborough House 25 July 1901.[3][4]

He later achieved the rank of major.

The medal was held by St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, South Africa. It was later returned to the family and is now on loan to the Imperial War Museum, London.

Clarles was the son of the Revd Canon Robert John Mullins, and brother to Robert George Mullins, the founder of St. Andrew's Preparatory School in Grahamstown.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A South African V.C". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 26 May 1916. p. 7, col. D. Retrieved 18 August 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "No. 27283". The London Gazette. 12 February 1901. p. 1059.
  3. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36517. London. 26 July 1901. p. 3.
  4. ^ "The Court". Aberdeen Journal. No. 14511. 26 July 1901. p. 4, col. F. Retrieved 18 August 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Biggins, David. "Mullins, Charles Herbert". Anglo Boer War. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

Further reading

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