Francis O'SULLIVAN

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O'SULLIVAN, Francis

Service Number:	316
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 14 April 1877
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	22 September 1956, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: ANZ-8-15-70
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 316, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 316, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
14 Mar 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 316, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Ranee arriving Brisbane 6 Mar 1901, discharged 14 Mar 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Francis O'Sullivan was born on 14 Apr 1877 at Ipswich, a son to Patrick O'Sullivan and Mary O'Sullivan (nee Real).

He served in the South African (Boer) War and again in WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 316 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Second Lieutenant in the 9th Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p.485; National Archives- Boer War Dossier; AWM WW1 Embarkation Roll).

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