SULLIVAN, Daniel James
| Service Number: | 22552 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Newstead, Victoria, Australia , July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Newstead, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War service related, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 25 April 1948 |
| Cemetery: |
Red Cliffs Pioneer Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Newstead & District Great European War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 22552, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 22552, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 22552, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 22552, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cora Jones
Daniel was the son of Daniel James Sullivan and Mary Jane McGuinness. He was born in Newstead, Victoria in 1879.
Daniel enlisted in WW1 in Melbourne on 8 January 1916. He was 35 years 6 months of age when he enlisted in the Field Artillery Reinforcements. His enlistment records show he was a labourer. His height was 5' 8 3/4", his chest was 34-38. His complexion was described as fair, eyes grey and hair (streaky) brown. His Service number was 14630 22552. I am unsure why two service numbers appear in his records.
He embarked from Australia on 20 May 1916, but the ship's name is unknown.
He fought in France in the 23rd Howitzer Brigade. He was a gunner but was later made a driver.
He spent time hospitalised for various reasons, including lumbago and gastritis.
He was discharged on 12 March 1918 due to gastritis and returned to Australia on the Kenilworth Castle.
He married Annie Collihole in 1921 and they had 6 children.
He was getting ready for the Anzac ceremony in 1948 when he collapsed and died later that day. He died in Mildura and is buried at the Red Cliffs Pioneery Cemetery.
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