Dudley Leonard OSULLIVAN MM

OSULLIVAN, Dudley Leonard

Service Number: 4752
Enlisted: 25 January 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
Born: Dublin, Ireland, 1895
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
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World War 1 Service

25 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4752, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
13 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 4752, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 4752, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
26 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 19th Battalion
13 Jul 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: During the attack on the Hindenburg Line before Reincourt on 3rd May Private O'Sullivan after mortars had taken up positions in enemy first line, made several trips to the rear under heavy shell fire to guide reinforcements to mortars. His coolness and devotion to duty in guiding parties was most praiseworthy Commonwealth Gazette 189, on 8 November 1917
25 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Light Trench Mortar
8 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London, England

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Mabel O'Sullivan of Pembroke Road, Dublin, Ireland.

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal