We remember Edward Callan

We remember Edward Callan

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Timeline

Timeline

1878
sibling Charles Callan Source:8917397 1878
1880
sibling William Callan Source:8917397 1880
1882
sibling Thomas Callan Source:8917397 1882
1885
sibling Emma Callan Source:8917397 1885
1886
sibling Fred Callan Source:8917397 1886
1888
birth St. James London United Kingdom Source:5548189 14th August 1888
1890
sibling George Callan Source:8917397 1890
1914
enlistment Valcartier, Quebec Canada Source:5548189 22nd September 1914
1915
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Bugler 7129 Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment) Source:7533910 20th February 1915
employment Carpenter Source:5548189
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 7129 Source:5548189
1915
death Killed in Action Bullet through body, died almost instantly. Rue du Bois France Source:7533910 Source:8918151 Source:8917396 20th February 1915
burial Vimy Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais Service record shows he was buried in Trench Rue de Bois France Source:7533910 Source:8918151

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edward
Initials E
Last Name Callan
Source 5548189
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 7129
Canadian Expeditionary Force 7129 Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment) Bugler
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Julia Callan mother
John Callan father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charles Callan brother 1878
William Callan brother 1880
Thomas Callan brother 1882
Emma Callan sister 1885
Fred Callan brother 1886
George Callan brother 1890
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Sallow Brown Dark Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-09-22 5'9"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-09-22 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Vincent96527

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
1st Battalion War Diary 20 February 1915 Vincent96527
Waterloo Region, Canada Commemoration site Vincent96527
Link to Service Record Packet Ann39898

Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
1st Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment) Id Patch Vincent96527
Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France - 1 Vincent96527
Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France - 2 Vincent96527
Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France - 3 Vincent96527
Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France - 4 Vincent96527
Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France - 5 Vincent96527
War Diary 1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry Vincent96527
Edward Callan Vincent96527
Toronto Star - 3 March 1915 Vincent96527

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