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Lance Corporal Thomas Sullivan

Photograph of a page in a book showing the portrait of a soldier. There are writings on top and at the bottom.

L/Cpl. Sullivan
“Southwestern Ontario Memorial Album”, p. 47, The Regimental Rogue. Accessed March 29, 2017.

CEF no. 491102

Born on 21 June, 1890 in Dover, Great Britain, Sullivan immigrated to Canada in 1904 with his wife Mary. Prior to signing his attestation papers for service overseas, he worked as a roof slater and lived at 444 Horton St, London, ON. He was promoted to L/Cpl on 30 November 1915 while serving with the 1^st Canadian Infantry Battalion. He was killed in action on 22 September 1916 at the Somme.

He is commemorated on page 169 of the First World War Book of Remembrance (Memorial Chamber, Peace Tower, Parliament Hill).

Grave: unknown.

Commemorated on: Vimy Memorial, France.