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William O'SULLIVAN

Regimental number3867
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
Address46 Capel Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 2.5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinCousin, Maude Maynard, 9 Bayview Street, Prahran, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 June 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateDied of self-inflicted injuries 19 July 1916
Place of burialAnzac Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.

Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 21 April 1916 (influenza); discharged to unit, 24 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Died of wounds (self-inflicted), 19 July 1916.

Statement, Lt Col H.T.C. LAYH, CO, 59th Bn, to Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 24 September 1916: 'Pte O'Sullivan was sent back by the 59th Battalion when it proceeded to the trenches 19-7-16, to conduct the 57th Battalion to the billets evacuated ... I am of opinion that he must have committed suicide while of unsound mind.'
SourcesNAA: B2455, O'SULLIVAN William

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