O'SULLIVAN, Brian More
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton Grammar and Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Medical Student |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 23 August 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France |
| Memorials: | Yarrawonga St. Cuthbert's Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 5th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Middle name of MORE also spelled in some documents as MOORS / MOORE
"...Captain Brian More O'Sullivan, 5th Battalion, wearing an A on his colour patch indicating he has seen service on Gallipoli . A medical student from Richmond, Victoria prior to enlistment, Capt O'Sullivan embarked with the rank of Second Lieutenant with the 7th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 16 July 1915. Following his transfer to the 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery he was promoted to Captain. He returned to Australia on 9 March 1917 in order to complete his medical studies. Later rejoining the 5th Battalion he re-embarked for overseas service from Melbourne on HMAT Beltana on 19 January 1918. Subsequently wounded in action, he died on 23 August 1918 as a result of his wounds and was buried in the Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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