Thomas O'CALLAGHAN

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Service Number:	3859
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, 3 months Melton Light Horse
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1894
Home Town:	Melton, Melton, Victoria
Schooling:	Melton State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery:	Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Enclosure No. 4 (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 9)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3859, 27th Infantry Battalion, 3 months Melton Light Horse
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3859, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3859, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
26 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 3859, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3859 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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