Robert Hugh (Bob) MCCALLUM

MCCALLUM, Robert Hugh

    Service Numbers: 53384, 77222
    Enlisted: 25 March 1918, Brisbane, Queensland
    Last Rank: Aircraftman
    Last Unit: 3 Embarkation Depot (Sandgate)
    Born: Brisbane, Queensland, 4 October 1898
    Home Town: Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Turner / Nursing Orderly
    Died: Accidental (Motor Vehicle), Tweed Heads, Queensland, 24 December 1953, aged 55 years
    Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
    Cremated
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    World War 1 Service

    25 Mar 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53384, Brisbane, Queensland
    8 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 53384, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    8 May 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 53384, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney
    5 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 53384, 9th Infantry Battalion

    World War 2 Service

    27 Jul 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 77222
    27 Jul 1942: Enlisted 77222
    20 Oct 1942: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 77222, 3 Embarkation Depot (Sandgate)

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    Biography contributed by John Edwards

    "Robert Hugh McCallum, 55, married, of Zillmere Road, Zillmere, was killed instantly when a truck driven by his son, Henry, 26, struck a post near Barney's Point Bridge, over the Tweed River, five miles south of Tweed Heads, during heavy rain at 5.15 pm on Thursday. His son was not injured." - from the Courier Mail 26 Dec 1953 (nla.gov.au)

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