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Thomas O'CALLAGHAN

Regimental number3859
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolMelton State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address92 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinAunt, Mrs L Howard, 40 McGregor Street, Middle Park, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingGlencorse Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 4 (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 9), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary O'CALLAGHAN
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1832 Corporal John Edward O'CALLAGHAN, 46th Bn, killed in action, 10 April 1917.

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