William O'CALLAGHAN

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O'CALLAGHAN, William

Service Number:	3161
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Field Bakery and Butchery
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3161, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
16 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3161, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
16 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3161, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 14th Battalion
19 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Field Bakery and Butchery
3 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3161, 1st Field Bakery and Butchery, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to dislocated ankle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his aunt Ellen O'Callaghan of McIlwray Street, North Carlton, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Llanstephen Castle disembarking on 16 April 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Mytle May O'Callaghan nee Lewis later know as Skidmore of Latrobe Street, West Melbourne, Victoria. William and Mytle married during 1918c in Victoria

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