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O'CALLAGHAN, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4573 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Abbotsford Christian Brothers School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4573, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4573, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4573, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4573, 6th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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