MCCALLUM, George Thomas
| Service Number: | 11264 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Tenterfield, NSW, 14 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wollongong Public School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Sudden, Burwood, Sydney, NSW, 25 May 1925, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Zone F Methodist New Section 01W Grave 103 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Kiama Methodist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 11264, 3rd Divisional Train, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 30 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 11264, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 30 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 11264, HMAT Persic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
GEORGE THOMAS McCALLUM, son of the Rev. William and Mrs. Annie McCallum, was born at Tenterfield on 14th September, 1893.
He was educated at Wollongong and entered the service of the Bank at Burwood on 3rd September, 1910. He was subsequently transferred to the Southern Branch in June, 1911; Western Branch in June, 1914; and to Edgecliff in April, 1915.
He enlisted on 10th January, 1916, and joined the 5th Divisional Train as driver. He landed in France on 16th November, 1916, and served on the Western Front until June, 1919, having received promotion to the rank of staff sergeant during his period of service.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
When working in the Burwood branch of the Bank of New South Wales on Monday, George McCallum, a teller, suddenly collapsed, and died within a few minutes.
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