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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Soldiers of the Regiment Private Cornelius Sullivan Cornelius Sullivan enlisted into the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment on 7th March 1906. He was serving with the 2nd Battalion in 1908 and transferred to the 1st Battalion to served with them in around 1910 and 1911. He must have transferred back to the 2nd Battalion as he was with them in India when the war broke out. He returned to England with the rest of the battalion in December 1914 and arrived on the Western Front on 15th January 1915. He was clearly wounded and hospitalised in Torbay. He was discharged on 10th June 1915 due to wounds. Patriotic postcard 'We're doing our duty for King and Country at Colchester.' sent to Private C Sullivan by his mother, 18th February 1915. Accession Number: KO2950/52 Postcard addressed to Private C Sullivan, number 8811, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment at Torbay Hospital, Torquay, dated 18th February 1915. Accession Number: KO2950/52 The message. Accession Number: KO2950/52 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.