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O'SULLIVAN, Lionel Hubert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5838, 8786, 5838, 8786 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1914, Enlisted at Morphett Vale, SA. Originally issued with number 5838 but changed before in 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Booboorowie Station, Burra, South Australia, 20 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 17 April 1946, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 21, Grave 6. Interred on 18 April 1946. |
| Memorials: | Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Colonel, 5838, 8786, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlisted at Morphett Vale, SA. Originally issued with number 5838 but changed before in 1917 | |
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| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 5838, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 26 May 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 5838, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For devotion to duty. London Gazette on 13 July 1916, page 6955, position 68. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1916, page 3234, position 55 | |
| 22 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Divisional Train, Allotted number 8786 when taken on strength | |
| 25 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8786, 2nd Divisional Train, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ignatius Robert O'Sullivan and Margaret O'Sullivan nee Kenihan of Wellington Street, Kensington, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 2 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on 26 March 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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