CALLEN, Albert
| Service Number: | 3056 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Montague School, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Wounds, 4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill, England, United Kingdom, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, London England Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery (16. 33431L), London, Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, Nunhead Cemetery, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3056, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3056, 5th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3056, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), G.S.W.s to Right Thigh, Gas Gangrene & Haemorrhage DoW: 4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill, England | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3056, 60th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3056 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3056, 5th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 5th August…… Private Albert Callen was born at South Melbourne, Victoria in 1893. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th July, 1915 as a 22 year old, single, Storeman from Northcote, Victoria.
Private Albert Callen embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on RMS Osterley on 29th September, 1915 with the 5th Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcements. He was admitted to Hospital at Heliopolis on 29th October, 1915 with Influenza & was discharged to duty on 9th November, 1915.
Private Callen was re-admitted to at Heliopolis on 20th November, 1915 with Synovitis & was discharged to duty on 26th November, 1915.
Private Callen was transferred from 5th Battalion to 57th Battalion on 17th February, 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir. He was transferred from 57th Battalion to 60th Battalion on 15th March, 1916.
Private Callen embarked from Alexandria on 18th June, 1916 to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 29th June, 1916.
Private Albert Callen was reported wounded in action in France on 19th July, 1916 – Fromelles Front. He was admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital in France on 20th July, 1916 with Shrapnel wounds to Right Thigh. Private Callen embarked for England on Hospital Ship Cambria on 22nd July, 1916 & was admitted to 4th London General Hospital, England on 23rd July, 1916 with Shrapnel wound (s) to thigh – severe.
The Medical Case Sheet for Private Callen had the following details: “GSW Rt Hip, Fract: Neck Femur, Gas Gangrene.” An operation occurred on 24th July with wound opened up. “Large lacerated wound leading down to neck of femur which is badly fractured. On admission temp. very high & patient partially collapsed. Wound freely opened & drained. Condition improved for several days but severe toxaemia remained & on morning of 4th Aug had haemorrhage from vessel in upper part of wound, probably branch of cercareflex. Wound plugged & bleeding stopped. Patient remained rather collapsed all day & a second haemorrhage occurred at 6 pm which was quickly stopped without much loss of blood. Very collapsed."
Private Albert Callen died on 5th August, 1916 at 4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill, England from wounds received in action in France - G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Right Thigh, Gas Gangrene & Haemorrhage.
He was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Nunhead, Great London, England where 27 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/nunhead.html
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