Private John Archibald McCallum
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McCallum,
John Archibald
Date of birth: 1877-07-06
Place of birth: Vaughan Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Jean May McCallum, wife. Lion’s Head, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Cape Chin, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-26
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Wancourt British Cemetery, V. B. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 651581
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 160th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Arras Instantly killed by an enemy shell during an attack on Guemappe, on the morning of August 26th, 1918.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 32733
LAC ID:
140725
Service file: B6609-S028
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Neil McCallum and Jane McCallum; husband of Jean M. McCallum of Wiarton, Ontario
John was my Grandfather. I have done considerable research on him. He was a farmer before enlistment, and left a wife and 4 children to go off to war. My mother was the youngest at 5 months when he left the country in Oct. 1916. After many months of training in England with the 160th Bruce Bn., the unit was broken up for reserves in several different Battalions. John was sent to France March 29, 1918 with the 18th Battalion. He participated in the battle at Amiens on Aug. 8, 1918. The unit was relocated in secret and on Aug. 26, 1918 attacked towards Chapel Hill-Wancourt, outside Arras. On that day, he was killed instantly by an enemy shell.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 160th Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ee ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-18