O'SULLIVAN, Conan Hyacinth
| Service Number: | 5857 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 16 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hawker, South Australia, 20 October 1943, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Light Oval, Row 3S, Aspect C, Grave 20. Interred on 22 October 1943 |
| Memorials: | Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5857, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5857, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 26 May 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5857, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 21 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Train | |
| 6 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train, From 2nd Divisional Train | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5857, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ignatius O'Sullivan and Margaret Mary O'Sullivan nee Keirhan of Wellington Street, Kensington, SA.
Brother of Leslie O'Sullivan who returned to Australia on 22 May 1918 having served with the 27th Battalilon
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Cluny Castle disembarking on 21 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 12 December 1919 Conan married Bertha Minnie Henson in Manresa, Norwood, SA