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Arthur Joseph SULLIVAN

Regimental number2793
Place of birthPort Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolAlbert Park State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSalesman
Address38 Cruickshank Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 3.25"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Sullivan, 38 Cruickshank Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Elizabeth SULLIVAN, 38 Cruikshank Street, Port Melbourne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.

Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 2660607: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SULLIVAN Arthur Joseph
Red Cross File No 2660607

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