Private William John Walter McCallum
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McCallum,
William John Walter
Date of birth: 1896-10-31
Place of birth: Maddelines Isles Canada
Next of kin: James McCallum (father) 57 Chambly Road Longueil,Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Office Clerk
Occupation (normalized): Office Clerk, General
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 132478
Highest Rank:
Private
(73rd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing believed killed, now for official purposes presumed to have Died. On or since 9-4-17.
Commemoration location: Commemorated on Page 279 of the
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1570854
LAC ID:
140177
Service file: B6611-S022
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCallum, of 157, Furby St., Winnipeg.
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 [Private Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion "A" Company, No 3 Platoon ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-10