Julian Roger Bede O'SULLIVAN

O'SULLIVAN, Julian Roger Bede

Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
Enlisted: 23 May 1915
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
Born: 16 February 1871, place not yet discovered
Home Town: Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engineer
Died: 25 November 1937, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Naval & Military Club of SA - Boer War Roll of Honour
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Lieutenant, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen

World War 1 Service

23 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion
18 Nov 1915: Embarked Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Nov 1915: Involvement Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
15 Mar 1916: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 48th Infantry Battalion
1 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 48th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Born 16 February 1871

Lived at Federal Hotel, Semaphore, South Australia

Previous service:  Captain in BOER War (1901-02)
                          Queen's Medal with 4 clasps

Wife, Mrs Josaphine O'Sullivan, Federal Hotel, Semaphore, South Australia

Described on enlisting as 43 yrs of age; Married

23/5/1915      enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia

18/11/1915    embarked from Outer Harbour onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
                     as a Captain with 8th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Infantry Battalion, A Company

13/3/1916      transferred to 2th Infantry Brigade, Tel-el-Kebir

15/3/1916      taken on strengh to 48th Battalion

1/4/1916        promoted to Temporary Major

2/6/1916        proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
9/6/1916        disembarked at Marselles, France

8/8/1916       shell shock (from high explosives), Pozieres, France
                    (6 weeks in 4th London General Hospital, England)

14/8/1916     embarked at Calais, France onboard hospital ship (HS) Dieppe for England

6/11/1916     placed on supernumeracy list

21/3/1917     disembarked at Port of Melbourne, VIC, off of Shropshire
                    from Suez, Egypt to 4th M.D.
22/3/1917      returned to Australia

5/4/1917        appointment terminated

30/7/1917      re-enlisted
                     Major with 48th Battalion

1/8/1917        embarked from Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A7 Medic - OC Troops

21/9/1917      transferred SS Orissa, Halifax

3/10/1917      disembarked Liverpool, England

20/12/1917    returned to Australia onboard HT A54 Runic

Medals:          1914/15 Star medal (8567); British War medal (7740) and Victory medal (7677)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  17/7/2016.  Lest we forget.

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