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Private William Sullivan

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Memorial Name
Repton Great War Honor Roll
Given name
William
Family name
Sullivan
Gender
Male
Service number
3094
Place of enlistment
Frasers Hill, Queensland
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Somme 1916 - 1917
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
25 September 1916
Additional information
Place of birth
Tumut, NSW
Religion
Roman Catholic
Occupation
Labourer
Address given on enlistment documents
Repton
Bellinger River NSW 2454
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
35
Next of kin
Mrs Anne Sullivan, Bellinger River, NSW (Mother); John Sullivan (Father)
Enlistment date
Mon, 4 October 1915
Embarkation details
Departed on 5 October 1915 from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 "Warilda" (Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll 23/32/2)
Rank on enlistment
Private
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Last held rank
Private
Unit on enlistment
10th Reinforcements 15th Battalion
Unit from Nominal Roll
47th Battalion
Unit at time of death or end of service
47th Battalion
Unit at embarkation
15th Battalion
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Decorations
1914-1915 Star
British War Medal 1914-20
Victory Medal
Veteran Notes/Bio

Sullivan embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on 5 October 1915 and proceeded to Egypt. He joined the 15th Battalion on 5 February 1916. He transferred from the 15th Battalion to the 47th Battalion on 3 March 1916. He proceeded to the Western Front with that unit.

Sullivan was killed in action in Belgium on 25 September 1916. He was buried in Ridgewood Military Cemetery, Voormezeele, Belgium (3.5 miles south-west of Ypres) in Plot III, Row Z, Grave No 2.

The AIF Project - William Sullivan (record 1)
The AIF Project - William Sullivan (record 2)

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Recorded by
David Wilson