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SULLIVAN, William Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1509, 1609, 1609A, 1509, 1609A |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gillingham, Kent, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rigger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Grave 62 Rev. A.C. Plane officiated Headstone inscription reads: How can man die better, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1509, 1609, 1609A, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1509, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1509, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 11 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1609A, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1609A awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Catherine Sullivan of London
Next of kin given as his brother Charles Henry Sullivan of 8 Nelson Buildings, Bridge Street, Greenwich, England and Francis Ignatius Sullivan of Broken Hill, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served in the Royal Navy for 12 Years
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