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William John O'Callaghan

1888-1960

Unit

6th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

55374

About

Born in New Zealand

15 November 1888
Parents

Mother

Isabella O'Callaghan

Father

Timothy John O'Callaghan
Residence

Hometown

Huntly
Work

Occupation

Coal-miner

Employer

Taupiri Coal Mining Company
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

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British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 71

14 April 1960

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 188805 W5549 91/0087525, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.69, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 39.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “William John O'Callaghan (1888-1960)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/639

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