O'SULLIVAN, Julian Roger Bede
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 16 February 1871, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | 25 November 1937, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Naval & Military Club of SA - Boer War Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 16 February 1871
Lived at Federal Hotel, Semaphore, South Australia
Previous service: Captain in BOER War (1901-02)
Queen's Medal with 4 clasps
Wife, Mrs Josaphine O'Sullivan, Federal Hotel, Semaphore, South Australia
Described on enlisting as 43 yrs of age; Married
23/5/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia
18/11/1915 embarked from Outer Harbour onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
as a Captain with 8th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Infantry Battalion, A Company
13/3/1916 transferred to 2th Infantry Brigade, Tel-el-Kebir
15/3/1916 taken on strengh to 48th Battalion
1/4/1916 promoted to Temporary Major
2/6/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
9/6/1916 disembarked at Marselles, France
8/8/1916 shell shock (from high explosives), Pozieres, France
(6 weeks in 4th London General Hospital, England)
14/8/1916 embarked at Calais, France onboard hospital ship (HS) Dieppe for England
6/11/1916 placed on supernumeracy list
21/3/1917 disembarked at Port of Melbourne, VIC, off of Shropshire
from Suez, Egypt to 4th M.D.
22/3/1917 returned to Australia
5/4/1917 appointment terminated
30/7/1917 re-enlisted
Major with 48th Battalion
1/8/1917 embarked from Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A7 Medic - OC Troops
21/9/1917 transferred SS Orissa, Halifax
3/10/1917 disembarked Liverpool, England
20/12/1917 returned to Australia onboard HT A54 Runic
Medals: 1914/15 Star medal (8567); British War medal (7740) and Victory medal (7677)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 17/7/2016. Lest we forget.