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Donald William MacCallum

  • Service number
    WWII 43672 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Div Sigs Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Soldier standing at the back identified as Donald William (Don) MacCallum. The soldier sitting R, is Robert Haste (Bob) Stonyer, Soldier sitting L is unidentified but the photos belonged to him. Back of photo was inscribed “Photo with two friends before they left Egypt, for the Japanese Occupation Force.”

Photo of Soldiers MacCallum, Stonyer and Unknown

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald William AWMM
  • Surname
    MacCallum AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 43672 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel FIle & family knowledge

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 December 1917 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    10 December 1917 Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Father - Donald MacCallum, born Scotland. Mother Bess (nee Scoon) born New Zealand Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM Fenwick St., Hastings AWMM
    • 115 Fenwick Street, Hastings (parents address) Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Post war occupation
    Carpenter Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Personal knowledge of son
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. B. MacCallum, Fenwick St., Hastings (m) AWMM
    • Mother Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    North Africa, Italy Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Div Sigs Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Service number
    WWII 43672 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Lance Corporal 10 Sept 1943; Corporal 10 January 1945 Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Entered camp 6 Jan 1941; embarked 27 June 1941. Signals course in Egypt 1941. Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Labourer Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Age on enlistment
    22 Public - Mark Donald - Child - 18 August 2019 - Military Personnel File

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Corporal Public - Mark Donald - Child - 23 August 2019 - Military Personnel File

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    16 August 1986 Public - Mark - Child - 11 November 2019 - Newspaper, Family records
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Hastings, New Zealand Public - Mark - Child - 11 November 2019 - Newspaper, Family records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.212 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
08 April 2020DarianAustraliaResearcher
11 November 2019Mark WellingtonChild
23 August 2019Mark DonaldWellington, New ZealandChild

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