John O'SULLIVAN

O'SULLIVAN, John

Service Number: 622
Enlisted: 2 November 1914, Enlisted at Herberton, QLD
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 5th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Kilmeen, Rossmore, Cork, Ireland, 1875
Home Town: Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915
Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
Plot 11, Row K, Grave 18 Chaplain Father Bergen officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

2 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 622, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Herberton, QLD
19 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 622, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
19 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 622, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney
28 Jun 1915: Involvement Trooper, 622, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 622 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-28

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Denis and Nora O'Sullivan of County Cork, Ireland later of 'Ashmount' Muckadilla, QLD

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Member of the Herberton Rifle Club