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CALLANDER, Arthur Searle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 994 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, 6th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Port MacDonnell, South Australia, 17 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coach Trimmer |
| Died: | Illness, 69 Harriet St, Croydon, SA, 21 December 1946, aged 55 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 9, Site No: 22 |
| Memorials: | Loyal Mount Gambier Lodge No 47 I.O.O.F. M.U. Roll of Honor Board, Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 994, 9th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcements | |
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| 26 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 994, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 994, 9th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 19 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 994, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Arthur Searle CALLANDER was born on 17th March, 1891 in Port Macdonnell, South Australia
His parents were Matthew Robert CALLANDER and Mary Ann COTTER
Two of his brothers served in WW1
1. Alfred Stanley CALLANDER (SN 3047) Killed in Action on 4th August, 1916
2. John Robert CALLANDER (SN124) who returned to Australia in 1918
Another brother Frank Colin CALLANDER (SN PA/V2) served in WW2 and was discharged in 1945
Arthur married Maud Olive WALLIS on 2nd December, 1922 in South Australia
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