Private

Alexander Thomas Callan

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alexander and Sarah Ann Callan, of Pidgeon Valley, Wakefield, Nelson. Native of Wellington. Also served in Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2259
Name:
Alexander Thomas Callan
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S.A. Callan, Box 19, Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, en route to Alexandria
Date of Death:
22 June 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
4th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
75
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Alexander Thomas Callan
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