SULLIVAN, Victor Joseph
(Service number 28557)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11/03/1897 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Point |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane SULLIVAN (mother), Albury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 9th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Messines | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 May 1984 | Age | 87 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of John & Jane (nee DAY) SULLIVAN of Albury. Brother John Arthur SULLIVAN also served in WWI. Educated at Te Ngawai and Albury schools. Vic married Eileen ANGLAND in 1935; they had five sons and three daughters. He and others were farewelled at the Albury Public Hall in September 1916; Vic replied on behalf of the departing soldiers and thanked the speakers for their complimentary remarks and handsome presents. He was already in France when he celebrated his 19th birthday. His true age was made known when he was recuperating in an English hospital in 1917 and the surgeon happened to have been the family doctor back home in South Canterbury. After the war Vic continued his role in the army and spent several months with the New Zealand contingent attached to the army of occupation in Germany. he was a keen member of the RSA and was active in establishing a branch at Albury. He was made a life member of the Mackenzie RSA.
Sources
Centotaph Database [24 August 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [24 August 2013]; Timaru Herald, 19 September 1916, 1 June 1917, 7 June 1917, 23 July 1917 (Papers Past) [04 & 05 November 2013]; Timaru Herald, 30 & 31 May 1984 (Timaru District Library) [22 April 2014]
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