James Alexander O'SULLIVAN

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O'SULLIVAN, James Alexander

Service Numbers:	2189, 2189A
Enlisted:	12 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 22 August 1872
Home Town:	Kandanga, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Timber Getter
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1938, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance \| Cemetery & Crematorium Grave appears to be unmarked
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World War 1 Service

12 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2189, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
18 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2189, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2189, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Brisbane
4 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From 25th Battalion
22 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2189A, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to varicose veins. Letter A had been added to his number when taken on strength with the 9th Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Maloney O'Sullivan and Ellen O'Sullivan nee Frawley of Grafton, NSW.

Husband on Emily Ann O'Sullivan nee Jordon of Kandanga, Maryville, QLD. James and Emily married during 1897c in Grafton, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 27 August 1919 aboard HT Pakeha disembarking on 24 October 1919 at Sydney then overland to Brisbane

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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