Now however, research has discovered through a copy of the 'Cork Weekly Newspaper', dated July 1884, that proves without doubt that John Sullivan VC was buried in the Nohoval Cemetery(*) attached to Nohoval Parish Church, Co Cork, a mere two miles from where he died.

( * not to be confused with the Lower Nohoval Cemetery ).

Although John Sullivan committed suicide he was so well thougth of in the local community that he was buried in the Nohoval Cemetery but without the burial plot being recognised or marked, as was the custom for a suicide. Although the Nohoval Cemetery is a Protestant Cemetery there are numerous Catholics buried there, including John Sullivan VC.

[ London Gazette, 24 February 1857 ], Sebastopol, Crimean War, 10 April 1855, Bosun's Mate John Sullivan, Royal Navy ( Naval Brigade )

"For having on or about the 10th April 1855, deliberately placed a flag on a mound, in a very exposed position, under a heavy fire, to enable Battery No 5 to open fire upon a concealed Russian Battery that was doing great execution on one of our advanced works.

Captain Kennedy speaks of this act in high terms of praise and observed that John Sullivan's gallantry was always conspicuous"

( Despatches from Admiral Lord Lyons, 5th December 1855, and 10th May 1856 )

John Sullivan was invested with his Victoria Cross by the Commanding Officer of HMS 'Prometheous' off West Africa.

The whereabouts of John Sullivan's Victoria Cross medal group is not known.