SULLIVAN, Joseph Alfred
| Service Number: | SX3913 |
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| 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 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 29 May 1940: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, SX3913, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, SX3913, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Dec 1945: | Discharged | |
| 3 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, SX3913, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
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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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