Regimental number | 5700 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Unley, South Australia |
School | Goodwood Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Goodwood Street, Clarence Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Calder, Goodwood Street, Clarence Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | 78th Infantry; Served in Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | St. Julien Dressing Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 8), Langemarck, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Goodwood Public School Roll of Honor. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: David and Mary CALDER, 'Cottonville', Goodwood Road, Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1824 Pte Henry George CALDER, 27th Bn, killed in action, 5 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 26 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |