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CALLAGHAN, Walter James Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2881 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 16 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block R, Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 16. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2881, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2881, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Walter was taken on strength of the 59 Battalion on 20 July 1917, he was mortally wounded with a head wound 2 September 1918, and died in a Casualty Clearing Station two weeks later.
His older brother, 1716 Sergeant Alfred Callaghan, 3rd Battalion AIF had been killed in action, 6 October 1917, aged 26.
Their NOK was their mother, Mrs Sarah Ann Callaghan, of Bankstown, New South Wales, their father having died during 1901 when the boys were quite young.
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