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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, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor, 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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