'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: 4 February 1919

Regimental number	1867
Date of birth	--/11/1890
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	23 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	23 September 1915
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 18 July 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll	51st Battalion
Fate	Killed in Action 15 August 1918
Place of death or wounding	Villers-Bretonneux, France
Date of death	15 August 1918
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: 4 February 1919
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)

Thomas Bernard SULLIVAN