Regimental number | 3472 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
Other Names | John Henry |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Boot finisher |
Address | 51 Leicester Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 3.25" |
Weight | 114 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sullivan, 51 Leicester Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 8th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 1 September 1916, reported Killed in Action, 19 July 1916. Note, Red Cross File No 2660808: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SULLIVAN Joseph Henry
Red Cross File No 2660808 |