George Mulock
George Mulock | |
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| Birth name | George Francis Arthur Mulock |
| Nickname(s) | "Little Peterkin" (Antarctic Expedition); "Polar Mulock" |
| Born | 7 February 1882 Fleetwood, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 26 December 1963 (aged 81) Gibraltar |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1896–1920; 1939–1946 |
| Rank | Captain, Royal Navy |
| Unit | Extended Defences Office, Fort Canning (HQ Malaya Command) 1939–42 |
| Commands | HMS Hunter, HMS Woodlark, HMS Stag, HMS Mallrd, HMS Jed, HMS Sawfly, HMS Bee, XDO Division (Singapore) |
| Battles / wars | Gallipoli Campaign, Singapore |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Polar Medal |
| Relations | Sir William Mulock, Alfred Austin, Sir Howard William Kennard, Dinah Craik, Al Mulock, William Pate Mulock, Alfred Bentley, Robert Bentley, Redford Henry Mulock |
Captain George Francis Arthur Mulock, DSO, RN, FRGS (7 February 1882 – 26 December 1963) was an Anglo-Irish Royal Navy officer, cartographer and polar explorer who participated in an expedition to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04. After compiling the reports, logs and maps of the expedition, Mulock returned to full-time service, seeing action on the beaches of Gallipoli and later as the most senior naval officer to be captured at Singapore in 1942.