Charles William McCarthy


Charles William McCarthy, M.D., F.R.C.S.I., was a musician and writer. He was born in Fethard, County Tipperary on 31 March 1848 and died on 7 June 1919.

Works

  • 1887 Still Apart
  • Our boys, you bet! recruiting song
  • The boys of the Dardanelles : song-march
  • March - The toast of ANZAC
  • The boys of the Dardanelles song-march
  • Back to Tipperary
  • Oh! Mother Ashtore
  • Lyceum Waltz
  • The American boys : a march with vocal refrain

Personal life and death

His daughter Maud was a violinist who married fellow Australian composer Raimund Pechotsch.
McCarthy died on 7 June 1919 and was buried at Waverley Cemetery, following a funeral at St Mary's Cathedral. The Australian poet, Roderic Quinn, wrote a poem in his memory.