SULLIVAN, James William
| Service Number: | SX16946 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paruna, South Australia, Australia , 23 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Keith, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Malpas School |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 21 January 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A8 C 10 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Loxton Browns Well & District WW2 Pictorial Roll of Honour, Loxton Malpas WW2 Honour Roll, Paruna Browns Well & District Memory of the Fallen Arch Gates |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, SX16946, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX16946, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Frank Farmer Sullivan and Grace Sullivan; husband of Gladys Maud Sullivan, of Scotts Creek, South Australia.
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE
Advice has been received by Mrs. J. W. Sullivan that her husband SX16946 Pte. James W. Sullivan was killed in action in New Guinea, on January 21. He leaves a wife and two tiny children. Pte. Sullivan was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan of Malpas. He was 22 years of age and spent all his life in the district. He was educated at the Malpas School and standing well over six feet was a good all round athlete. His wife was formerly Miss Wooding, of Scott's Creek. He enlisted in February, 1942 and left Australia in December last.
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