Regimental number | 1456 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Payneham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 2.75" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gladys Sullivan, Blackwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Dinah SULLIVAN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War Service: Egypt. Taken on strength of 9th Light Horse Regiment, 20 January 1916. Sick to hospital, 3 February 1916. Found guilty, 7 February 1916, of being absent from the stables: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Found guilty, 17 February 1916, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Taken on strength of 11th Light Horse Regiment, 22 February 1916. Taken on strength of 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 4 April 1916. Found guilty, 12 April 1916, of (1) being absent from 0900 hours parade, 11 April 1916; (2) being absent from 0900 hours parade, 12 April 1916: awarded 48 hours' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeits 2 days' pay. Proceeded to unit, 8 July 1916; taken on strength of 13th Company, 13th Imperial Camel Corps, 9 July 1916. To hospital, 8 September 1916; admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, 9 September 1916 (enteritis); disease changed, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 16 September 1916 (bilharzia). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Kanowna', 23 September 1916; disembarked Adelaide, 29 October 1916; discharged Adelaide, (medically unfit: bilharzia), 4 February 1917. Total war service: one year 143 days (of which 347 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 40 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SULLIVAN John Leslie |