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O'SULLIVAN, Joseph Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1323 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1936, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Roman Catholic B, Grave 169. Interred as Reginald Joseph O'Sullivan |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1323, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 1323, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 1323, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When posted with 30 men in the main trench to link up with another battalion, he behaved in a most cool and determined manner, and held the ground allotted to him till daylight. London Gazette on 22 September 1916, page 9307, position 12 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 December 1916, page 3384, position 20 | |
| 22 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1323, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as a result of Court Martial |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Cornelius Joseph O'Sullivan and Mary Jane O'Sullivan nee McGrath of Hawthorn Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Field Marshall