Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
George Sullivan
George Sullivan
Service number: 1732
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: SULLIVAN, Tpr. George, 1732. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 4th Aug., 1916. Age 19. Son of Eleanor Sullivan, of Golf St., Chelmer, Queensland. Native of Charleville, Queensland. B. 27.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of George Sullivan from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1732 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Joiner |
| Address | Golf Street, Chalmer, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Sullivan, Golf Street, Chalmer, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 23 August 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 4 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of Wounds, 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave Ndo. 27), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Eleanor Sullivan, Golf Street, Chelmer, Queensland. Native of Charleville, Queensland. Died of wounds 4th August, 1916 |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 2nd LHR, Roll of Honour, George Sullivan
