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O'SULLIVAN, Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4438 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 March 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Burtville, Laverton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 111, Row D, Grave 3. Headstone inscription reads: A white man and true friend sadly missed. Rev. J.W. Magen officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4438, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4438, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4438, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4438, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4438, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 3 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From 6th Tunnelling Company | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 4438, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4438 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend Samuel John Millane of Burtville, WA.
Prior to arriving in Australia Vincent had enlisted in Ireland for and served in the Boer War with British Forces.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal