George Wilfred Callender

Forenames

George Wilfred AWMM

Surname

Callender AWMM

Also known as

Wiff Callender AWMM

Service number

WWI 2301 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

16 Mar 1889 AWMM

Next of kin

William Callender, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 2301 AWMM

Military service

28th London Regiment, Territorial Forces AWMM

Medals and Awards

Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM

Enlistment

Unknown AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Captain/Military AWMM
Worcestershire Regiment, 9th Battalion AWMM

• George Callender was the son of William and Lallie Callender, of 52 Great South Rd, Auckland. Attended King's College, Auckland, 1899 - 1903.
  
  Next of Kin: Mr JR. Callender, Box 66, Dunedin (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
• George's brother, Geoffrey Gordon Callender (1892-1936) was a second lieutenant and served with the Royal Flying Corps.
  Public - Paul - Researcher - 19 April 2022 - Military Personnel File

Death

25 Jan 1917 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Amara War Cemetery, Iraq AWMM XIX. F. 2. AWMM

Obituary

Dominion AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• WWI Roll of Honour, King's College Memorial Chapel at King's College, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.
  Public - King's College Archive - Researcher - 5 May 2026 - King's College Memorial Chapel

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Base records file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22423435
  Further Reference
• Base records file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22423435
  Further Reference
• PapersPast: ON SERVICE, Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 52, 30 August 1916, Page 4
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19160830.2.31
  Further Reference

References

• The Evening Post
• King's College, Auckland. (1918). King's College, Auckland : the Great War, 1914-18. Auckland, N.Z.: The College.
• Dominion Post
  Dominion
• Information kindly provided by family
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.