John James Patrick O'CALLAGHAN
Year of Birth: 1915
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 7 September 1942, Geraldton, Western Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Signalman
Unit(s): 13 Line Maintenance Section, Australian Corps of Signals
Service Number: VX109608
Died: 13 March 1945
Age: 30 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row D – Grave 10
John James Patrick O’Callaghan was born in Melbourne 20 January 1915 to John and Mary (Clohessy) O’Callaghan and was the first of ten children.
He enlisted in Geraldton, Western Australia and gave his next of kin was his sister Eileen O’Callaghan.
John was accidentally drowned in the Mulgrave River when an army vehicle went over the side of a traffic bridge while crossing the river.
John James Patrick O’Callaghan’s name is on Newport Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 27; Supplementary panel 3 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (O’CALLAGHAN John James Patrick) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Victorian Birth Deaths and Marriages Index
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