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O'CALLAGHAN, John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14327 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Balmoral, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Nhill, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stock & Station Agent |
| Died: | Poath Road, Hughesdale, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nhill Cemetery, Victoria Catholic 16, Grave 4. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14327, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 14327, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 14327, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 26 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance, From Army Medical Corps | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 14327, 4th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Callaghan and Catherine O'Callaghan nee Connor of Balmoral, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother Joseph Timothy O'Callaghan of Nhill, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Port MacQuarie as nursing staff disembarking on 27 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c John married Bridget Theresa Bruder in Victoria.