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Petty Officer
A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies and is given the NATO rank denotation OR-5 or OR-6. In many nations, they are typically equal to a sergeant in comparison to other military branches. Often they may be superior ...
Dylan "Dutchy" Mulholland, MG is a fictional character in the Australia TV drama Sea Patrol
''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members.
Despi ...
. His character is a replacement for the character Pete "Buffer" Tomaszewski, whose last appearance was in the final episode of season three. Dutchy is portrayed by Conrad Coleby
Conrad Julius Coleby (born Conrad Julius Taylor, 20 September 1979) is an Australian actor and photographer, whose roles have included Scott Zinenko on the medical drama '' All Saints'', for which he was nominated for a Logie Award, counsellor A ...
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"Dutchy", as he is known as by the crew, is a veteran of the Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...
and was awarded the Medal for Gallantry
The Medal for Gallantry (MG) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force. It recognises acts of gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances. The MG was introduced on 15 January 1991, replacing the Imperial e ...
(MG) after a boarding party incident, which ended with his Boarding Officer killed, which explains his protective behavior towards Lieutenant Kate McGregor, HMAS Hammersley's XO and Dutchy's new boarding officer.
At the end of the series, it is revealed that he will serve in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
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