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William CALHOUN

Regimental number4772
Date of birth1891
Place of birthFremantle, Western Australia
SchoolChristian Brothers High School, Fremantle, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressPreston Point Road, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, A Calhoun, Preston Point Road, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 July 1918
Place of death or woundingHamel, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia. Parents: Arthur (1861-1929) and Rebecca (1868-1911) CALHOUN, Preston Point Road, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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