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Private John “Jack” O'Callaghan

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Private John “Jack” O'Callaghan

Birth
Townsville, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia
Death
21 Jan 1917 (aged 24)
Türkiye
Burial
Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq Add to Map
Plot
Grave 125. Angora Memorial.
Memorial ID
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~~~~~John O'CALLAGHAN, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~~~~~~
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 1600
Born:--- Townsville, Queensland
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civil employment:--- Drover
Home Address:--- Eyre Street, North Ward Townsville, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr C. O'Callaghan, Eyre Street, North Ward Townsville, QLD.
Attested into AIF:--- 14th December 1914, Townsville, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 21 years
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 9th Australian Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT A49 Seang Choon, 13th February 1915
Fate:--- Died of enteritis on 21st April 1917, whilst a prisoner of war, held by the Ottoman Empire in Angora, Turkey.
Burial:--- Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Angora Memorial No. 125), Iraq
Parents:--- Crosbie O'Callaghan and Sarah Mary Connor married 18th October 1887
Queensland.
~~~~~John O'CALLAGHAN, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~~~~~~
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 1600
Born:--- Townsville, Queensland
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civil employment:--- Drover
Home Address:--- Eyre Street, North Ward Townsville, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr C. O'Callaghan, Eyre Street, North Ward Townsville, QLD.
Attested into AIF:--- 14th December 1914, Townsville, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 21 years
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 9th Australian Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT A49 Seang Choon, 13th February 1915
Fate:--- Died of enteritis on 21st April 1917, whilst a prisoner of war, held by the Ottoman Empire in Angora, Turkey.
Burial:--- Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Angora Memorial No. 125), Iraq
Parents:--- Crosbie O'Callaghan and Sarah Mary Connor married 18th October 1887
Queensland.

Inscription

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
REST IN PEACE

Gravesite Details

1600



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