CALLER, Donald Arthur
Service Numbers: | SX26534, S23532 |
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Enlisted: | 15 August 1942, Adelaide River, NT |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 8 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Welland, South Australia, 28 May 1916 |
Home Town: | Welland, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
Schooling: | Croydon High School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Warehouse/Retail Manager |
Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
15 Aug 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, SX26534 | |
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15 Aug 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, S23532 | |
15 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide River, NT | |
15 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX26534, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
20 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
20 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX26534, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Willunga High School
Donald Arthur Caller was Born in 1917 South Australia on May 28 in the little town of Welland. As a boy he attended Croydon High School and after he left school he went on to work in retail managment. He was married.
On the 15th of August 1942 he enlisted in theAarmy and served as a Lieutenant for 3 years and was discharged on November 20th 1945. During those 3 years in the Army he was sent to New Guinea (Bougainville) but spent most of his time in Darwin.