John Phillip SULLIVAN

SULLIVAN, John Phillip

Service Number: 223
Enlisted: 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Littlehampton, Sussex, England, 1889
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Catholic School, Littlehampton, Sussex, England
Occupation: Cook
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery: Baby 700 Cemetery, Anzac
Row D, Grave 11 Headstone inscription reads: Eternal rest give unto him o Lord may he rest in peace, Baby 700 Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 223, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
18 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 223, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 223, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was 242 Addison Road, Sydney, NSW

Son of John and Ellen Sullivan of Haselrigge Road, Clapham, London, England formerly of 44 St Alphonsos Road, London, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Worked on the Orient Line's RMS Orontes

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Enlistment date 20 August 1914.

Unit name 2nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/19/1

Age at embarkation 25

Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914