William Ambrose O'CALLAGHAN

O'CALLAGHAN, William Ambrose

Service Numbers: 2455, 2455B
Enlisted: 16 February 1916, Petersburg, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Monoora, South Australia, 30 July 1894
Home Town: Manoora, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Station hand
Died: Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Auburn Undalya School WW1 Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manoora Institute Supreme Sacrifice Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

16 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2455, Petersburg, South Australia
21 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2455, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2455, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide
19 Feb 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion
5 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2455B, 27th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2455B awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-05

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Biography contributed by Cheryl Hutchins

William O'Callaghan worked for Mr. Geoge Dalrymple on Koonamose Station, Wankaringa, South Australia. He left thsat position to enlist in the A.I.F.