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Charles CALNAN

Regimental number4272
Place of birthNewtown road, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolWest End State School, South Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Nellie Calnan, Grey Street, South Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets, Brisbane, Qld
Enlistment date6 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of disease 20 November 1918
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death22
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 9), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Nellie CALNAN, Hope Street, South Brisbane. Native of Sydney
Family/military connectionsNil

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