SULLIVAN, Thomas Bernard
| Service Number: | 1867 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Narrogin, Western Australia, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Southern Cross, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Southern Cross, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France VII A 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Southern Cross Honour Roll, Southern Cross State School Honor Roll, Southern Cross War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1867, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1867, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1867, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Villers-Bretonneux, ...splendid initiative and devotion to duty... | |
| 15 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1867, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1867 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-15 |
THOMAS BERNARD SULLIVAN
THOMAS BERNARD SULLIVAN 1867 51ST BATALLION AWARDED DCM FOR BRAVERY KIA 15/08/1918.
Submitted 11 May 2017 by Colleen Emmett
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Mary Ann SULLIVAN
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
IN MEMORIAM ANZAC HERO
SULLIVAN.—In sad but loving memory of my dear son, Corporal Thomas Bernard Sullivan, D.C.M., killed in action on August 15, 1918.
May the winds blow softly
On a grave so far away,
When God gave His great command
Just seven years ago today.
- Inserted by his ever loving mother, Mary A. Taylor; Coolgardie Road, Southern Cross.
Perth papers please copy.
The Southern Cross Times
"Onward and Upward"—Progress,
SATURDAY, AUG. 15, 1925
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