Joe Mullins (military)
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Joe Mullins MC (July 16, 1920 – December 2, 2023) was a British soldier and evangelical minister.[1][2]
Early life and education
Joe Mullins was born at Chevington Grove near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1920.[3][4] He was the only son among three children. His father was a chartered accountant in Sudan.[3][4] Mullins attended Marlborough College, where he became an evangelical Christian at 17 after attending a Scripture Union camp.[3][4]
Career
Following his education at Marlborough, Mullins worked on his uncle's farm in Kenya.[3][4] When World War II began, he returned to Britain and enlisted in the 5th Battalion, Scots Guards.[3][4] Later, Mullins then joined the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned into The Queen's Royal Regiment, serving in India.[3]
Mullins served in the Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942 with Slim's 14th Army, participating in the Battle of Kohima in 1944.[3][5] He was awarded the Military Cross during his service.[3][5] After the war, he studied theology at Trinity College, Oxford, and received pastoral training at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.[3][4]
Mullins was ordained and served a curacy in London before returning to India in 1952 with the Children's Special Service Mission.[3][4]
From 1962 to 1974, Mullins was priest-in-charge of St John's in Bangalore.[3] He later moved to Australia, where he served as senior minister at St Peter's in Weston, Canberra, and St Nicholas' in Goulburn, New South Wales.[3] He retired in 1984 but continued his ministry, including roles in Jakarta and Paris, and missionary work in Kazakhstan.[3]
References
- ^ "How Joe dodged a bullet and dedicated his life". The Canberra Times. December 9, 2023.
- ^ Raggatt, Matthew (June 19, 2015). "Millimetres from death, Joe Mullins recalls higher help of helmet". The Canberra Times.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Major The Rev Joe Mullins obituary". The Times. July 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Joe Mullins, veteran of Burma campaign who felt called to Holy Orders after dodging Japanese bullets – obituary". December 12, 2023 – via The Telegraph.
- ^ a b Kernebone, Elspeth (January 15, 2024). "With 'no right to be alive', Joe Mullins spent a lifetime serving God". The Melbourne Anglican.