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MCCALLUM, Charles Reginald

Service Number:	VX15241
Enlisted:	16 May 1940
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Foster, Victoria, Australia, 24 July 1907
Home Town:	Tarra Valley, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 8 September 1942, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 3. Row C. Grave 7. Inscription: "HE DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY HIS DUTY BRAVELY AND NOBLY DONE".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Traralgon War Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement VX15241
16 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX15241, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion
29 Aug 1942:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal

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