SULLIVAN, John
(Service number 38991)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14/05/1873 | Place of Birth | Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. One daughter - Daisy Clarenda Mary SULLIVAN (Mary) who was born in 1902 in Dunedin. | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs K. M. SULLIVAN (wife), North Belt, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 22nd Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 July 1966 | Age | 93 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of John & Johanna (nee COLLINS) SULLIVAN. Came from Skibbereen, Co Cork, Ireland, to Otago, NZ by the 'Otago' in 1894, with his family, aged at 9 mths. Married Kate Matilda COMYN (Matty), in 8 April 1901, at St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [21 July 2013]; CCC burial records, Bromley Cemetery [2013]; The Sullivans - www.doughertynz.com (Google search) [24 August 2013]
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