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O'SULLIVAN, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1499, R1499 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leederville, Western Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1499, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1499, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1499, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1499, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the chest. | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 1499, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 1499, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, R1499, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, R1499, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 24 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion, Re-allotted service number to R1499 when taken on strength | |
| 29 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, R1499, 28th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the right forearm. Invalided to England on 5 September 1918 | |
| 17 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, R1499, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David O'Sullivan of Monger Street, Leederville, WA.
On 29 July 1915 he returned to Australia for change following the court martial.
Commenced return to Australia (second time) on 7 December 1918 aboard HT Saxon disembarking on 25 January 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal