Major Thomas Hugh Callaghan
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Callaghan,
Thomas Hugh
Date of birth: 1875-05-24
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. T. H. Callaghan (wife,) 250 Bain Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Miner
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Villers Station Cemetery, VIII. A. 24.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
(72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Major, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Captain (Army). 1915-10-01 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack on VIMY RIDGE
Awards
Distinguished Conduct Medal
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 59443
LAC ID:
82183
Service file: B1392-S009
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Hugh and Ethel Callaghan; husband of Mary Wilson Callaghan, of "The Oaks," 45, Bain Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
Previous military service - 2 years 2nd C.M.R. (Canadian Mounted Rifles) Can. Scouts. Among his identifying marks were bullet wounds on his right forearm. Signed his Attestation as T. H. Callaghan Capt.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Captain Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 11th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Major Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion Distinguished Conduct Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-11