Regimental number | 2124 |
Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria |
School | Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria |
Other training | Longerenong Agricultural College |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Timekeeper Victorian Railways |
Address | Williamstown, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Street, Williamstown, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 6 months in Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Echuca, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease while a Prisoner of War |
Place of death or wounding | Battle of Sairi Bair |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row U, Grave No. 2), Iraq |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Lucinda CALCUTT, 12 Victoria Street, Williamstown, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Charles and Robert served in the Boer War; Gerald, 7th LH and Clare, 8th LH served at Gallipoli |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 1 August 1915. Reported missing, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915. Reported prisoner of war, Constantinople, 26 August 1915. Interned at Bazanti, nr Taurus, Turkey, 21 February 1916. Died of septicaemia, Belemedek, 18 December 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |