CALLAN, Hugh
| Service Number: | 5652 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 26 December 1881 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Patrick's Christian Brothers College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 February 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bancourt British Cemetery Plot V, Row L, Grave No. 7 |
| Memorials: | Albert Park South Melbourne & Sydney Swans Football Club Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5652, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5652, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln | |
| 22 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5652, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5652, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 5652, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Philip Hughes Callan was an Australian rules footballer who played 35 games for Essendon (1903-05) and 36 games for South Melbourne (1907-10) in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Callan played in the ruck, and was noted for his "nimbleness of foot", "extreme courage", and "excellent palming of the ball".
"Educated at St. Patrick's College, Melbourne, the late Hughie Callan early gave promise of developing into a great player – a promise which was amply fulfilled. On the field he was quick, clever, and daring; a trifle reckless at times, yet always an opponent from whom danger was to be expected, as he was capable of doing exceptional things." – The Record, 10 March 1917.
Source: Fallen, The Ultimate Heroes, p.30-31
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