Vincent Denis O'SULLIVAN MM

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O'SULLIVAN, Vincent Denis

Service Number:	4258
Enlisted:	17 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 7 June 1896
Home Town:	Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

17 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4258, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4258, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4258, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
29 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during the action east of Ypres from 18th to 21st September 1917. This man as a runner delivered despatches of utmost importance to forward Battalion Headquarters continuously under very heavy shell fire. His zeal and determination in getting the despatches through in a minimum space of time was of great value to the Commanding Officers. London Gazette on 12 December 1917, page 13026, position 40 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 May 1918, page 1034, position 42
9 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4258, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Denis Thomas O'Sullivan and Annie O'Sullivan nee Hilliard of Mackay, QLD.

Next of kin given as R.C. D. O'Sullivan of Margaret Street, Petersham, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT City of Poona disembarking on 14 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1927c Vincent married Mary J. Clarke in Ryde, NSW

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