MULHOLLAND, George Buchanan

DIVISIONAL UNIT:        2nd Canadian Infantry Division
                                             4th Infantry Brigade
                                             19th Battalion  -  Central Ontario
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
RESIDENCE:                    Seaforth - Ontario
DATE OF BIRTH:            January 14, 1896
                                             Hensall – Stanley Township – County of Huron - Ontario
DATE OF DEATH:           March 21, 1917                    21 years     2 months
CEMETERY:                     Ecoivres Military Cemetery – Mont-St. Eloi –
                                             Pas de Calais – France
                                             III     K     7
PARENT:                           Mr. William Mulholland – Seaforth - Ontario
Occupation:                        Druggist                               Religion:     Presbyterian
Enlistment:                         August 16, 1916 – London – into 70th Battalion
Enlistment Age:                 20 years     7 months

He departed Canadian shores on the S.S. Olympic bound for Liverpool and arrived there on August 30, 1916. He transferred to the 19th Battalion, goes to France on October 26, 1916 and joins his unit in the filed on November 2, 1916.
Lieutenant Mulholland was in the trenches south east of Neuville St. Vaast when he died.
Between 1:15 am – 1:30 am the enemy fired upon the working parties that were out.
At 3:45 am the enemy began an artillery bombardment with their 5.9s and then attempted to raid the trenches and lines the Battalion was holding. These raids were repulsed about 3:45 am but the Battalion took severe casualties.
At 4:15 am the enemy began to heavily bombard the Battalion with heavy and light trench mortars as well with his heavy and light artillery. This barrage began on the front lines, then moved to the support liners and then back to the front lines. About the same time the enemy attacked the left Company but they were repulsed.
Again at 4:44 am the enemy began to bombard the positions of the Battalion and this was more intense than the first bombardment.
At 7:30 am the enemy guns were active for a short period. They used 4 77mm HE shells.
At 8:35 am and again at 10:30 am the enemy again began to shell using a variety of mixed caliber shells.
It was here during this enemy raid and heavy bombardments where it is believed Lieutenant Mulholland was killed in action performing his duties in the trenches.