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 (words by Harry Taylor)
 * March - The toast of ANZAC
 * The boys of the Dardanelles song-march (words by Harry Taylor)
 * 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.