Francis Joseph SULLIVAN

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SULLIVAN, Francis Joseph

Service Number:	3906
Enlisted:	15 October 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Waterloo, Walcha, New South Wales
Schooling:	Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Vincent's Boys' School, Redfern, and Holy Cross College, Ryde.
Occupation:	Time collector
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 July 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Municipality Of Waterloo Roll of Service No. 1

World War 1 Service

15 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement 3906, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked 3906, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
16 Jul 1918:	Involvement Private, 3906, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3906 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-16

WW1

The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to page 276. Prior to the war he was a time collector of Waterloo NSW. He enlisted 15th Oct 1915 aged 25 years. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 16th July 1918. Rest In Peace - Lest We Forget

Submitted 5 April 2020 by Maxwell HILL

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

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