Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
McCallum W J Pte 3381 William James 6 Inf Bn 28 Grocer Single Meth
Address: Newmarket, Crown St, "Genesta"
Next of Kin: McCallum, J, father, Crown St, Newmarket
Enlisted: 5 Jul 1915
Embarked: A71 Nestor 11 Oct 1915
Date of Death: 04/10/1917
CWGC: "Son of James and Anna M. McCallum, of "Genesta," Crown St., Flemington, Victoria. Native of Melbourne".
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Flemington-Kensington Church News, January 1918
We regret to hear that Trooper J. C. McPherson has been reported missing in Palestine. All our sympathy is with his parents at 8 Lee Street, as also with Mr. & Mrs. MacCallum of Crown St., whose son is reported missing in France. May God uphold these two families thro' their anxious waiting! |
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Pte. W. J. McCallum, 6th Battalion, eldest son of Mr. J. McCallum, of Crown street, Flemington, was killed in action on 4th October, 1917, after previously being reported wounded and missing.
ROLL OF HONOR. (1918, September 5). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74607076
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Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiries Bureau Correspondence
Wounded and Missing 4.10.17
After taking over the trench the battalion were heavily shelled and scattered to take shelter. When the shelling ceased they collected together again and McCallum was missing. They searched for him and found him lying in a shell hole dead.
Eye-witness - Yes
Home address: Longwarry, Gippsland
Informant: Sergeant W Johnson, 1566
6th Battalion A Company AIF
St Martins Hospital (Reliable)
https://oldsite.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1046332--1-.pdf
Mentioned in this correspondence:
Thaw A J L Cpl 1001 letter in Essendon Gazette 14 Oct 1915 (Letter referred to him as Jim McCallum.)
Gay-S-A-Pte-3301 letter in a bottle from the Nestor
War Service Commemorated
Flemington Branch ANA*
Kensington Methodist Church [J]*
Moonee Ponds West State School
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Wounded
Regimental Register
In Memoriam
MCCALLUM.-In proud and loving memory of
our dear eldest son and brother, Private W. J.
Mccallum, 6th Batt., killed in action at Pass-
chendaele on the 4th October, 1917.
His warfare now is o'er,
The sounds of battle cease;
He's passed through death's cold river,
To yonder land of peace.
-(Inserted by his loving father, mother, brother,
and sisters, Crown street, Flemington.)
Family Notices. (1918, October 4). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1.
Retrieved January 16, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1408574
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