Regimental number | 1626 |
Place of birth | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
School | St Patrick's College, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Rathden, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Patrick Callan, Rathden, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted January 1916; killed in action while stretcher bearing. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Aubigny British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 1), Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cootamundra Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Patrick and Jane CALLAN, 'Rathden', Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1625 Pte Francis Augustine CALLAN, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |