Private John McCallum
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1893-10-02
Place of birth: Macduff Banffshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs.E.McCallum, 505 Rathgar Ave., Winnipeg,Manitoba.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Locomotive Fireman
Occupation (normalized): Railway Steam-Engine Fireman
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1915-04-24
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 78
Highest Rank:
Private
(8th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Macduff War Memorial, Banffshire, Scotland
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1593997
LAC ID:
140706
Service file: B6609-S009
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. John McCallum, of 577, Rathgar Avenue, Winnipeg.
Uploader's Research notes: On attesting his POB is given as Aberdeen, Scotland. SNWM has it as Macduff. Kimberly Cott. on Macduff War Memorial Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion A Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-04-01