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O'CALLAGHAN, Henry Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7546 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1917, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Rookwood Catholic, Monumental 2, Row 16, Grave 1185 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7546, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7546, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7546, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7546, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm. severe | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7546, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Callaghan and Sarah Georgina O'Callaghan nee Pidgeon of 'Southwood', Moorabool Street, South Geelong, Victoria.
Commemced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 5 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1937c Henry married Dorothy Mary Looney in Randwick, NSW