Sergeant George Harry Mullin (1892-1963) Mullin was born in Portland Oregon in 1892 and moved with his family to Moosimin, SK when he was 2 years old. He enlisted in 1914. On October 30th, 1917 in Passchendaele, Belgium, Sergeant Mullin single handedly captured a German pillbox that was holding up an allied advance and causing heavy casualties. Mullin rushed a sniper's post in front, destroying it with grenades, shot 2 gunners and forced the remaining ten Germans to surrender. Afterwards, his uniform was full of bullet holes, but he survived and his actions saved many lives. It was in January 1918 that he was informed of being awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on that day.
Mullin lived in Regina until his passing in 1963. A lake in northern Saskatchewan is named in his honour.
