Born in January 1889, Private Matthew Michael Mulcahy was a Fireman Harden Locomotive Depot (on loan to Cowra). His railway record is unavailable.
Matthew enlisted in the AIF on 27 August 1914. He was posted to E Company – 3rd Battalion. He landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. He received a special mention in despatches for acts of conspicuous gallantry and valuable services while acting as a stretcher bearer between 25 April and 5 May.
On 5 May, while carrying a wounded officer under heavy machine gun and rifle fire, Matthew was wounded in the hip and left upper arm. He was evacuated to No.1 Australian Military Hospital in Heliopolis – Egypt and died of septicaemia and exhaustion on 8 May, aged 26 years.
Matthew is incorrectly recorded on the Cowra Locomotive Depot First and Second World Wars Memorial Fountain as 'J Mulcahy'.
John Thomas Mulcahy was a Pumper at Cowra Locomotive Depot. He joined the railway in 1909 and transferred from Cowra to Eveleigh Workshops on 29 August 1916. He Retired from Eveleigh Workshops on 17 August 1943.