Regimental number | 1867 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Narrogin, Western Australia |
School | St. Josephs Convent, Southern Cross, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Teamster |
Address | Southern Cross, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Taylor, Coolgardie Road, Southern Cross, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Sullivan. Inscription on headstone, as requested by Mrs Mary Ann Taylor (mother), Coolgardie Road, Southern Cross, Western Australia: 'Our Tom is sleeping his last long sleep. In a grave we may never see. Some gentle hands in that far distant land may plant a small flower for me. R.I.P.' |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When all the officers of his company had become casualties, during a counter attack on strong enemy positions, this N.C.O. organized two platoons under heavy fire, and continued the advance. When the final objective was reached,Corporal Sullivan set about the work of defence and consolidation with great skill and initiative, exposing himself in the execution of his scheme with complete disregard of his own safety. Throughout the operations he displayed great gallantry and ready resource.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15 Date: |
Other details |
War Service: Egypt, France Embarked at Fremantle, disembarking Plymouth, England on 9 September 1916. Proceeded to France 28 November 1916. Admitted to hospital, December 1916 (mumps) and again in November, 1917 with influenza (France and England) |