CALLARY, Philip Ignatius
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1914, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Peterborough, South Australia, 21 July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | General storekeeper |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 August 1915, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Christian Brothers' College WW1 Roll of Honor, Adelaide National War Memorial, Peterborough St Anacletus Catholic Church Honour Board WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Philip Ignatius Callary
Gallipoli mystery in the Hills
8 February 2015
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Swag used by slain Anzac hero returned to family after almost 100 years
20 December 2014
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Finding an ANZAC hero
24 April 2012
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Submitted 26 April 2015 by Andrew Heslop
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Philip Ignatius CALLARY was born at Peterborough, South Australia on 21st July, 1886
His parents were Philip Aloysius CALLARY & Margaret Matilda FLANNERY
Major P. J. Callary, whose death was announced recently, was posted as missing last August, and it was confidently hoped that he had been taken prisoner by the Turks. He was
24 years of age and was appointed to the rank of major on the day of his death. He was a native of Petersburg, where he lived all his life. He was the only surviving son of Mrs. M. M. Callary, of Petersburg
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