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O'SULLIVAN, Francis Jerome
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 39080 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 5 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Tarlee, South Australia, 31 December 1966, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Navan Catholic Cemetery Commemorated with a plaque in the SA Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Kapunda District WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 39080, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 39080, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 39080, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Indarra, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , In France | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 39080, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the hand | |
| 18 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 39080, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James John O'Sullivan and Hannah O'Sullivan nee Hogan of Hall Street, Semaphore, SA, formerly of Kapunda, SA.
Brother of David Joseph O'Sullivan MM who returned to Australia havng served with the 12th Field Artilllery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 7 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on 26 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal