Lieutenant-Colonel William Mulherin Armoury

The armoury is named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel William Mulherin. He was born in June 1922 in Grand Falls, NB. He completed his education in Grand Falls and entered the Royal Military College in 1939.  Following graduation, he was assigned to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI).  He saw action in the Second World War with the PPCLI in both Italy and Northwest Europe and after the war, he commanded the Carleton and York Company of the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion in Germany.  He also served in Indochina and attended the Australian Staff College.  He commanded the 1st Battalion deploying to Cyprus in October 1964.  He died in April 1966 at 43 years of age en route to the Hook of Holland, a town in the western Netherlands.  During his military sevice he had been awarded the George Medal, as a captain and later the Canadian Forces Decoration.