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SULLIVAN, William Martin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1053 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple shrapnel wounds to the arm, thigh and leg, At sea (HS Dunluce Castle), 24 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 25, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 1053, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1053, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1053, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement 1053, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1053 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-24 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his uncle James Sullivan of Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. Also nephew of John Sullivan of Castle Eden, Durham, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the rime of enlistment he was employed with the Melbourne Fire Service, Victoria