CALLAN, Charles James
| Service Number: | 1065 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Werribee, Victoria, Australia, January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Werribee, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Werribee State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery Plot II, Row F, Grave 42 Headstone Inscription "IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE DEAR HUSBAND OF NELLIE CALLAN LOVED BY ALL" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance, Panton Hill War Memorial, Werribee Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1065, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1065, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 1065, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion, GSW to right leg | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His widow and one child embarked on SS Ceramic from the United Kingdom 12 March 1920.
Son of James Joseph and Mary CALLAN; husband of Nellie CALLAN, of 60 Gilpin Avenue, East Sheen, London, England. Born at Werribee.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Marie Victorine
TEMPLEUX-LE-GUÉRARD BRITISH CEMETERY
Lieutenant Charles James Callan
38th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. - 29th September 1916, aged 26.
Plot II. F. 42.
Inscription "In Proud Memory Of The Dear Husband Of Nellie Callan Loved By All"
Son of James Joseph and Mary Callan; husband of Nellie Callan, of 60, Gilpin Avenue, East Sheen, London, England. Born at Werribee.
Lieutenant (Lt) Charles James Callan, 38th Battalion (right) and an unknown Sergeant, possibly his brother "Dick", (Left). Lt Callan, a bushman from Panton Hill Victoria, enlisted on 2 March 1915 and was given the regimental number 1065. He had been promoted to Sergeant by the time he embarked aboard HMAT A54 Runic from Port Melbourne on 20 June 1916. Lt Callan was killed in action near Rossny, France, on 29 September 1918. He was 28.
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