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William Lewis CALLINAN

Regimental number6313
Place of birthYarrawonga, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressSwan Reach, East Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Thomas Callinan, Swan Reach, East Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date26 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameInfantry Brigade 6,Field Ambulance 6, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Ambulance
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 29), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
182
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Jane CALLINAN, "Glen Stewart", Garfield, Victoria

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