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Patrick Callaghan

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Herbert War Memorial, North Otago (G Fortune, 2009) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Herbert War Memorial, North Otago (G Fortune, 2009) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Patrick AWMM
  • Surname
    Callaghan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8/740 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 October 1893 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Glasgow, Scotland Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Windsor, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Edward Callaghan (brother), Hampden, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/740 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 6" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      139 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Callaghan, of Cildes Mines de Laa Faleur, Haut Senegal et Niger, Satadongon, French West Africa. AWMM
    • Born 6 Oct 1893 in Glasgow, Scotland

      Medals sent to Mr P CALLAGHAN c/o Loughmownie, via Castleblaney, County Monaghan, Ireland Public - Shona - 28 April 2015 - Military Personnel FIle

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 May 1915 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Turkey AWMM
    • Herbert War Memorial, Herbert, North Otago, New Zealand AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 October 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
28 May 2015ShonaOamaru, Otago, NZOther

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