Callen, Vincent Charles

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M.M., Eng. : Lieutenant, 34th Battn., A.I.F., France. Accepted for service 10th April, 1916, after seven attempts, sailed as corporal 2nd May and, crossing to France with 3rd Division in November, served at Armentieres, Messines, Ypres, Villers- Brettoneux and Somme till death. Promoted sergeant, November, and later sergeant-major; second-lieutenant, 30th August, 1917, and lieutenant, 5th December. Killed in Action, Thailles Wood, near Bray, 20th August, 1918. Early education at St. Stanislaus'' College, Bathurst. Later at St. John''s.

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1889

Callen V.C. : Life.Birth 1889
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Early education at St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
1908

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1908
1915

Callen, Austin Arthur
1916

Enlisted 10 Apr 1916
1917

Military award: M. Military Medal on 1917-12-20
1918

Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France 1918
1918

Buried 1918 at Beacon Cemetery [ Sailly-Laurette France ]
1918

Death in Bray -Thailles Wood-, France 20 August 1918

Gender

Male

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