John Ormsby (Jack) SULLIVAN

Service Number:	5137
Enlisted:	23 October 1914, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dunedin, New Zealand, 10 August 1891
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	High Street School, Dunedin New Zealand
Occupation:	Electrician, Theatre Pianist
Died:	Artillery Shell Hit Billet, Billet in town of Fleurbaix, France, 9 October 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck Plot I, Row B, Grave 6 Headstone Inscription "IN MEMORY OF OUR ONLY SON NO CHANGE CAN CLOUD OUR THOUGHTS OF YOU" - Jack Sullivan is one of six New Zealanders buried in this cemetery., Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery, Croix du Bac, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

23 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5137, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, Embarked on HMAT 'A51" Chilka from Melbourne on 2nd February 1915, disembarking Egypt.
3 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, Not clear from Service Record when rank had changed to Driver however, reverted back to Private on 4th June 1916.
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 56th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMT Huntsend from Alexandria, Egypt on 19th June 1916, disembarking MArseilles, France on 29th June 1916 to join British Expeditionary Force.
9 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 56th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action.

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