Joseph Alfred SULLIVAN MM

SULLIVAN, Joseph Alfred

Service Number: SX3913
Enlisted: 29 May 1940, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
Last Unit: 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Balaklava, South Australia, 27 February 1919
Home Town: Bordertown, Tatiara, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

29 May 1940: Involvement Lance Sergeant, SX3913, 27th Infantry Battalion
29 May 1940: Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia
29 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, SX3913, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
3 Dec 1945: Discharged
3 Dec 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, SX3913, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Honoured Military Medal

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Biography

Born 27 February 1919 in Balaklava, South Australia.
(SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928, Book : 33A Page : 39 District : Gil.)

Father Mark Williams SULLIVAN and  Mother Ruby (nee NASH).

29/5/1940         Enlisted at Bordertown, South Australia
                        and later signed up in Adelaide, South Australia

***Service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia
      as they have not yet been scanned for viewing.*** 

9/10/1943         Awarded  Military Medal
                        for 'Gallantry and retention of control of Trevor's Ridge'

3/12/1945         Discharged from service in AIF
                         as Lance Sergeant in the 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.   6/4/2015.  Lest we forget.

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