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O'SULLIVAN, Michael John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosewood, Queensland, January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rosewood, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor, Toowoomba Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 420, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 420, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 420, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
1st Australian soldier killed at Gallipoli?
I recently read an article proposing that Michael O’Sullivan from Rosewood may have been the first Australian soldier killed at Gallipoli. Obviously proving this would be virtually impossible, but he is a contender amongst a handful to lay sad claim to this title.
Source: https://historyoutthere.com/2022/04/24/the-anzac-10-debt/
Submitted 27 April 2022 by Peter Welman
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Sullivan of Rosewood, QLD. Brother of Daniel Clarence O'Sullivan of Graceville, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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