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O'CALLAGHAN, Patrick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6373 |
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Enlisted: | 7 June 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 14 October 1897 |
Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
Schooling: | Christian Brothers Catholic School, Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 October 1917, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 23 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6373, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6373, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6373, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Callaghan and Bridget O'Callaghan nee Carlow of Mount Pleasant, Gympie, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal