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CALLAGHAN, John Joseph

Service Number:	NX17583
Enlisted:	27 May 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	HQ Guard Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 January 1903
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia, 10 January 1971, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

27 May 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX17583
27 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX17583, HQ Guard Battalion
11 Apr 1941:	Involvement Private, NX17583, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk
26 Jun 1942:	Discharged Private, NX17583, HQ Guard Battalion
26 Jun 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX17583, HQ Guard Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX17583, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

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