CALLINAN  L.H.

Given Names:  Lawrence Hurley

               

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Unit:  Divisional Ammunition Column 1, 11th reinforcements                                              

Rank:  Lieutenant                                                                                                            

Paybook Number:  69252

 

Age:  21 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8 In                     

Weight:  156 Lbs

Chest:  32-35½ In

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ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  7/10/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Marie Callinan

14 Walpole Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  11/10/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit:  1st Division Artillery                                                                                                             

Rank:  Captain

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  26639

British War Medal:  21986

Victory Medal:  21910

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  7/5/1894

Place:  East Ballarat, Victoria                   

Father:  John CALLINAN                         

Mother:  Marie HURLEY

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 9/9/1918                            

Place: No. 8 General Hospital, Rouen, France                                                          

Burial:  St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 12/8/1918; gassed

Admitted to hospital on 17/8/1918 suffering from gas poisoning affecting the lungs, he gradually became worse and subsequently died

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 358283

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

Lived at 14 Walpole Street, Kew

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

Kew Rotary