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O'SULLIVAN, John
Personal Details
| Other Name: | O'Sullivan, Patrick John |
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| Service Numbers: | 5198, N389738 |
| Enlisted: | 31 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 29 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Dundas, New South Wales, Australia, 24 August 1961, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Rocks Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Memorial ID 123812316 |
| Memorials: | Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5198, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
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| 9 Sep 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5198, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5198, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 5198, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 4 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 5198, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Second wounding - Gassed in France. | |
| 26 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Saddler, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 12 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 5198, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , From England to Australia, arrived on 5 June 1919. | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Saddler, 5198, Medically unfit. |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N389738 | |
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| 5 Feb 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N389738 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barker Gary
O'Sullivan's birth Christian Names were Patrick John, however, when he enlisted for World War One he only used his second name.
He had previously served in the RAN, enlisting on 27 May 1913 (Service Number 2967) and his file has a note dated 3 June 1915 that he had enlisted in the AIF. This was four days after his AIF enlistment so it is probable that he purposely used his second name to avoid any complications by being in two services at the same time.
When he re-enlisted for World War Two service in the Army he used his correct name.