Sgt O'Sullivan was one of four brothers who served in the War, his correct name was actually Richard and it would appear that he lied about his age when he enlisted
and possibly used his older brother Michael's birth certificate to gain entry into the RAF. A casualty list supplied to Canadian families of those who died give his date of birth as
being 28th October 1918 though this must relate to his brother. His parents Daniel and Hanora O'Sullivan lived in Newcastle West, Richard then assumed his brother's identity. I thank his niece, Ms Mary Murray for contacting me in April 2011 and for the information and photograph she was kindly able to provide this account. Richard must have been three years younger
than his brother Michael; the CWGC gave his age as being twenty six when he died, where as his gravestone gives his age as twenty three. CWGC have now removed his age from their online records. His body was returned to his family and
buried under private arrangements in Castlemahon Old Graveyard, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland.
He and Geoffrey Walton were flying in Halifax LK878 as an extra pilot and flight engineer for experience when the accident occurred, they were two of a seperate seven man crew.
