Douglas D'Arcy Sullivan (1897 - 1917)

Born 1897 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth Ellen (Trusler) Fosbury — married 28 Oct 1916 (to 26 Sep 1917) in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 26 Sep 1917 at about age 20 in France and Flanders

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Biography

Douglas was born in Derby Derbyshire in 1897. He is the son of Lawrence Sullivan and Harriet Elizabeth (maiden name yet to be researched).

Douglas served in the 9th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, enlisting in Nottingham on August 1914.

On 28 October 1916 in Aldershot Hampshire, Douglas married Elizabeth Ellen Trusler. No children would come from the marriage.

Douglas was killed in action during World War I in France and Flanders on 26 September 1917 at age 20. He was awarded the Military Medal.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F7Z-47H : 1 October 2014), Douglas D'Arcy Sullivan, 1897; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Derby, Derbyshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X95X-MRD : 21 May 2019), Douglas Darcy Sullivan in household of John Robt Winn, Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bradford West subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWSJ-9BK : 3 July 2019), Douglas D Arcy Sullivan in household of Lawrence Sullivan, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26FV-HR7 : 13 December 2014), Douglas D Sullivan and null, 1916; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1916, quarter 4, vol. 2A, p. 277, Farnham, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. (See image of marriage record)

• Military-Genealogy.com, comp. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 - this record states: Douglas Sullivan; Birth Place: Derby; Residence: Nottingham; Death Date: 26 Sep 1917; Death Place: France and Flanders; Enlistment Place: Nottingham; Rank: Private; Regiment: London Regiment Battalion: 9th Battalion; Regimental Number: 67053. Type of Casualty: Killed in action; Theatre of War: Western European Theatre; Comments: Formerly 7973, R.A.M.C.

• Ancestry.com. UK, British Army Recipients of the Military Medal, 1914-1920 - this record states: Douglas Sullivan; Death Date: 26 Sep 1917; Regimental Number: 67053; Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment); Battalion: 9th Battalion; Rank: Private; Medals: Military Medal : Notes: Killed in action.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56418808/douglas-d'arcy-sullivan : accessed 26 February 2022), memorial page for Pvt Douglas d'Arcy Sullivan (1897–26 Sep 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56418808, citing Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-le-Preux, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.