John CALLAGHAN

CALLAGHAN, John

    Service Numbers: 50199, 55716
    Enlisted: 6 November 1915, Enlisted Royal Park allocated to C Company 23 rd Battalion went AWOL from Camp 27 November 1915 / Re-enlisted again and Deserted on 13 January 1916 Returned to Camp 14 February 1918 Warrant for desertion withdrawn on 16 February 1918 by statutory declaration of member signed on reenlistment
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1878
    Home Town: Ararat, Ararat, Victoria
    Schooling: Ararat State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farmer
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50199, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Royal Park allocated to C Company 23 rd Battalion went AWOL from Camp 27 November 1915 / Re-enlisted again and Deserted on 13 January 1916 Returned to Camp 14 February 1918 Warrant for desertion withdrawn on 16 February 1918 by statutory declaration of member signed on reenlistment
    21 Mar 1918: Involvement Private, 50199, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
    21 Mar 1918: Embarked Private, 50199, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney
    27 Mar 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50199, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Failed to embark whilst in transit at Wellington NZ Declared an illegal absentee on 28 May 1918 AIF HQ Uk
    16 Apr 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50199, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Returned to Sydney under escort Illegal absentee to 3 MD Melbourne
    23 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Re-embarked Melbourne 7th General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp Reallocation of Service Number now 55716
    22 Aug 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 55716, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Failed to embark Capetown South Africa 30 August 1918 Re-embarked Capetown for UK 4 September 1918
    14 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 55th Battalion from 14th Training Battalion UK Failure to embark for France on 25 March 1919 Charged with AWOL Continuously AWOL on 5 seperate occasions
    30 Oct 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Detention Barracks, Awarded 7 months penal servitude Lewes Detention Barracks UK AWOL 1st June 1919 to 20 October 1919
    22 Nov 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 55716, 55th Infantry Battalion, RTA under escort Disciplinary Case Remaining portion of sentence remitted due to embarked For Australia./ Returned on HT Aeneas for 3MD Melbourne /Arrived 09 January 1929 discharged same day.
    9 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 55716, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Services No Longer Required Forfeiture of Gratuities and Service Medals

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    Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

    [AKA John Francis Callaghan]

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