William David O'CALLAGHAN

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O'CALLAGHAN, William David

Service Numbers:	3892, V77945
Enlisted:	12 October 1915, Holdsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Home Service
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 16 July 1875
Home Town:	Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Clerk / Grocer / Electrical Labourer
Died:	Renal failure, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 23 December 1951, aged 76 years
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

12 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3892, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy, NSW
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3892, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3892, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
10 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3892, 19th Infantry Battalion
24 Jun 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, V77945, Home Service
21 Jul 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, V77945, Home Service

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William David O'CALLAGHAN was born in Ballarat, Victoria on 16th July, 1875

His parents were Bartholomew O'CALLAGHAN & Sophia CURLEY who married in Ballarat on 12th April, 1868

He married Georgina Ness MITCHELL in Sydney on 28th November, 1907 - after her death in 1913 he married Alice May GUILLE in Sydney on 1st January, 1916

He first enlisted to serve during WW1 on 12th October, 1915 in Holdsworthy, NSW as a Private & embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Runic on 20th January, 1916 with the 19th Infantry Battalion - 9th reinforcements - he returned to Australia, leaving Plymouth UK on 8th April, 1917 & arrived on 10th June 1917 on the ship HMAT Barambah and was discharged as medically unfit on 10th July, 1917 due to age & debility & suffering from bronchitis

He served again from 24th June 1918 with the 3rd District Guard (Home Guard) & was discharged at his own request on 16th December, 1918 (No. 27080) No. 11 A.G.H.

It appears he had further home service and was discharged again on 21st July, 1920

William died on 23rd December, 1951 in St Kilda, Victoria and is buried in the Springvale Botanical Cemetery

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