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Charles Norman CALLCOTT

Regimental number52
Place of birthTamworth, New South Wales
SchoolTamworth District School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter
AddressRaglan Street, Tamworth, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, C Calcott, Raglan Street, Tamworth, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed as a Cadet under compulsory training.
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Place of enlistmentArmidale, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Theresa CALLCOTT, Peel Street, Tamworth, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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