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Aug 28, 1888
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Born at Brentwood Essex,
England
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Aug 4, 1915
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Attested into the 76th
Battalion at the Niagara Camp, Ontario
Ø Number 142135
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs Dishamp (friend) of Sudbury Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Laborer
Ø Previous military
experience given as 3 years with the 97th Regiment, the Algonquin
Rifles
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to the
Headquarters Company
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Jan 29, 1916
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Married to Rosie Renolds at Toronto
Ontario
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Mar 20, 1916
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Awarded 7 Days CB (Confined to
Barracks) for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) for 1 day
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Apr 23, 1916
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Embarked the Empress of
Britain at Halifax Nova Scotia
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool
England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent
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Jun 28, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 29, 1916
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Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base
Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Jul 27, 1916
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Left CBD to join unit
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Jul 30, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the Micmac Camp carrying on training
exercises with special attention to bayonet fighting
He was assigned to No 6 Platoon, “B”
Company
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Sep 15, 1916
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Admitted to No 2 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis of Shell Shock
Transferred same day to No 45
CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) then transferred to the 1/1 Southern
Middlesex CCS
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Sep 17, 1916
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Transferred via AT 28
(Ambulance Transport)
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Sep 18, 1916
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Admitted to No 1 Australian
General Hospital at Rouen with Shell Shock
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Sep 29, 1916
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Transferred to No 2
Convalescent Depot
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Oct 23, 1916
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Discharged from hospital to
the Base Depot at Harfleur and Assigned Class “A” at Base Depot
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Oct 25, 1916
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Arrived at CBD from Class “A”
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Oct 27, 1916
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Left CBD to join unit
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Oct 31, 1916
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 16, 1916
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Admitted to No 5 CFA with
diagnosis of Influenza
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Dec 21, 1916
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Transferred to No 4 CFA Rest
Station
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Dec 31, 1916
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Discharged from 4 CFA and
rejoined the 21st Battalion in the field
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Jan 12, 1917
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Admitted to No 4 CFA and
transferred same day to the No 5 CFA CRS (Canadian Rest Station) diagnosed
with Influenza
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Jan 18, 1917
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Discharged from CRS to duty
and rejoined the 21st Battalion
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Feb 10, 1917
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Proceeded on Pigeon Course
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Feb 15, 1917
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Rejoined Battalion from Pigeon
Course
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Feb 24, 1917
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Accidentally shot in left foot
when his rifle discharged while cleaning it and admitted to No 6 CFA
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Mar 14, 1917
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Transferred to 2/1st
West Riding Casualty Clearing Station (this is a British Hospital at Lillers,
France) and put on the “dangerously ill” list
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Mar 20, 1917
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Private John V. Sullivan died
of his wounds and was buried in the nearby Lillers Communal Cemetery,
Lillers, France
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Jan 9, 1918
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Letter in file indicates that
his wife remarried and name is now Mrs Perrie De Loreto
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Jul 21, 1920
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Death Plaque and Scroll sent
to Mrs Perrie De Loreto (widow) at 41 Palace St, Brantford Ontario
The Plaque and Scroll were
returned August 30, 1920
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Nov 16, 1920
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War Service Gratuity sent to
his child (name not recorded) who was under the guardianship of his
grandmother, Mrs M Generaux, St James Park Post Office, London Ontario
There is a note attached that
the widow’s address is unknown
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Apr 6, 1922
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British War Medal and Victory
Medal sent to Mrs Perrie De Loreto (widow) at 41 Palace St, Brantford Ontario
These medals were returned May
3, 1922, with no explanation
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Oct 31, 1922
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British War Medal and Victory
Medal re-sent to Mrs Perrie De Loreto (widow) c/o Mrs Philip Generaux, 625
Langarth St, London Ontario
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John Vincent Sullivan is
honoured on the War Memorial in London Ontario
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