James Francis SULLIVAN [823]
- Born: 1885, Newstead, Vic, Australia 1534
- Marriage (1): Ethel May BURNS [824] in 1919 in , Victoria, Australia 1533
- Died: 20 Oct 1959, Heidelberg, Vic, Australia at age 74 1535,1536
- Buried: 22 Oct 1959, Castlemaine, Vic, Australia
 General Notes:
James was born in Moolort, Victoria and his address is given as Newstead, Victoria, but he enlisted in Brisbane, Queensland on 13 September 1916. He was 32 years and 6 months old at the time of his enlistment and his occupation was painter. He was 5" 9 ½ " and he weighed 140 lbs. His complexion is described as dark, his eyes brown and hair brown. His Service number was 6647. He embarked from Australia on 17 January 1917 on the Omran.
He served in the 2nd Tunneling Company. He was wounded several times by gas and also suffered gunshot wounds. He returned to Australia on the Acanius in 1919.
THE ROLL CALL
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387th CASUALTY LIST.
THE VICTORIAN DETAILS.
The 387th casualty list was issued by the Defence Department on Saturday.
The Victorian details are : -
I8 killed in action; 31 killed, previously reported missing; 9 died of wounds; 4 died of illness; 1 died from cause not specified; 4 missing; 2 prisoners of war; 99 wounded; 13 injured: 22 ill.
The following Castlemaine district
names appear in the list :-Private A.Archer, Castlemaine, killed in action. 27/2/18; Private H. Piele, Yapeen, wounded; Sapper E. E. Sullivan, Newstead, wounded; Sapper F. J. Sullivan, Newstead, wounded.
James married Ethel May BURNS [824] [MRIN: 244], daughter of Edward BURNS [990] and Helen WILLIAMS [991], in 1919 in , Victoria, Australia.1533 (Ethel May BURNS [824] was born in 1887 and died in 1950 in Castlemaine, Vic, Australia 1537.)
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