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O'CALLAGHAN, Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX14207 |
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Enlisted: | 11 June 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Pinjarra, Western Australia, Australia , 12 May 1915 |
Home Town: | Leonora, Leonora, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Prospector |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 8 February 1943, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Number ~ Plot H. Row B. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "TOO WELL LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leonora Honour Roll, Leonora Road Board District Roll of Honor, Leonora War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX14207 | |
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11 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX14207 | |
17 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Killed in action |
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