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MCCALLUM, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 512 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Robert was enlisted to serve with the 3rd brigade in the 10th infantry battalion and was later transferred to the 1st australian pioneers |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Aberfeldy, Scotland , 16 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Qualified Gardener |
| Died: | Old age , Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1974, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne E Simpson Lawn Row V grave 46 Buried next Margaret McCallum My great grandmother :) |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 512, 10th Infantry Battalion, Robert was enlisted to serve with the 3rd brigade in the 10th infantry battalion and was later transferred to the 1st australian pioneers | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 512, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 512, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 512, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, He was at Gallipoli from the first day of battle until eventually he was evacuated in October and moved the the 1st pioneer battalion and was fighting and helping in France | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Robert was transferred from the 10th infantry battalion to the 1st pioneer battalion | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 21 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 21 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 512, 1st Pioneer Battalion, discharged from HMAT KILDONAN CASTLE in devenport |
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