Captain Alfred O’Sullivan

Name: O’Sullivan, Alfred

Religion: Roman Catholic

Date of death: 1916-06-06

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Buried: Valleyfield (Ste. Cecile De Valleyfield) Cemetery

Highest Rank: Captain

Battle wounded/killed: Festubert

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LAC ID: 541988

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B7503-S047

Uploader's 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.

Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Army Canadian Engineers 2nd Canadian Divisional Engineers 5th Field Company ]

Date added: 2005-07-26

Last modified: 2008-02-01