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McCALLUM, James
(Service number 1/259)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names M-Y, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Opihi College Roll of Honour — Made by Opihi College teacher David Ellena, 2015 (Courtesy of Kate Manson, Opihi College )

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank

Birth

Date	31 January 1890	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	28 June 1916	Age	25
Address at Enlistment	Temuka; working for H. Smith
Occupation	Carpenter
Previous Military Experience	Three years Temuka Volunteers. Served with Samoan Advance Party until 1915
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs D. McCallum (Mother), C/- W. Trigance, Temuka, New Zealand
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	18th Reinforcements, J Company
Date	15 October 1916
Transport	Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Plymouth, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 3rd battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns	Australasia 1914, Western Europe 1917
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	16 August 1917	Age	27
Place of Death	Ypres, Belgium
Cause	Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	London Rifle Brigade Cemetery,Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
Memorial Reference	IV.C. 12
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of Agnes A. McCallum of Temuka and the late Daniel McCallum. Probable siblings are Mary (b.1887) and William Archibald (b.1888).

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Oct 2013); Archways (Oct 2013); CWGC (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013; NZBDM 1890/3783; War Census CD (Nov 2013)

External Links

Researched and Written by

Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG

Currently Assigned to

JCl

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