Lieutenant Alfred O'Sullivan
Died of Wounds in WW1
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Lieutenant Alfred O’Sullivan was born in Valleyfield, educated at Gault Institute and later studied engineering at McGill University. He was employed as an engineer at the Valleyfield City Hall and had served in the militia with the 64th Regimental Volunteers. He joined the Canadian Divisional Engineers and sailed overseas in early 1915. He contracted tuberculosis while in England and spent time at the Moore Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe, England. Lieutenant O’Sullivan was declared unfit for overseas service and returned to Canada on the S.S. Metagama for home service. He spent some time recovering in Ste. Agathe, Quebec, and died on June 6, 1916 at the age of 23. His name is misspelled on the Valleyfield Memorial, being listed as Sullivan.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Wounds
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Engineers
Battalion:
2nd Divisional Engineers
Company:
5th Field Company
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
22 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
24 years
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
24 years
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Civil Engineer
Next of Kin:
Mrs. J. H. Sullivan, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Ottawa, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 10.0 in / 178 cm
Weight:
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
484 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
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Grave of Alfred O’Sullivan
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Lieutenant |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
2nd Divisional Engineers |
5th Field Company |
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Notes
Served as Lieut. in 64th Regiment Volunteers Huntingdon Gleaner June 28, 1916 Monday morning Captain Alfred O'Sullivan died at Valleyfield, of wounds received at Festubert, six months ago. Capt.O'Sullivan was employed as an engineer at the City Hall, and when the late Major Georges Janin decided to raise a corps of engineers for active services. Capt. .O'Sullivan was one of those who very considerably aided him in the creation of the Canadian Divisional Engineers. He had previously held a lieutenancy in the 64th regiment, and when the Engineers sailed overseas in March 1915, he was with them with the rank of captain. In the battle of Festubert he was severely wounded in the left side, and was sent to an hospital in England, and subsequently came back to Canada, spending some time in Ste. Agathe. The wounds he had received on the battlefield, however, had affected his lungs, and he did not recover. Capt. O'Sullivan was 23 years of age a fortnight ago, and was the son of the late J.H. O'Sullivan, surveyor, being born at Valleyfield, and educated at the Gault Institute, subsequently studying engineering at McGill University.
Additional Service Notes
Formerly served 64th Regimental Volunteers
Research Notes
16 Sept 1915 Medical board states unfit for general service for 6 months Irritable heart. Was in Moore Barracks Hospital Shornecliffe
Sent to Canada for 6 months, S.S. Metagama tuberculis
No record that he had actually been to France
