Patrick CALLAGHAN

Regimental number8/740
Date of birth5 October 1893
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWindsor
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Edward Callaghan, Hampden
Previous military serviceServed in 10th Infantry Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Place of enlistmentOamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 1-20 May 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 20 January 1916, concluded: Missing - Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21891190

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