Second Lieutenant Frederick William Bemi Callaway

Service number	2113, 202
Ranks Held	Private, Second Lieutenant
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Death Date	05/09/1916
Death Place	Belgium
Final Rank	Second Lieutenant
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Belgium Sydney
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Frederick William Bemi Callaway enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in March 1915, immediately after serving as an able seaman with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force to German New Guinea in 1914. Callaway served on Gallipoli with D Company, 2nd Battalion, took part in the August offensive, and was promoted to sergeant by October 1915. Arriving in France in March 1916, he was promoted to warrant officer and received a commission as second lieutenant in August. The following month Callaway was killed in action at Belgium. He is buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm).

Collection items

Rolls

Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:

Unit

2nd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Second Lieutenant
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

2nd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Second Lieutenant
Roll of Honour:

Unit

2nd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Timeline

Date of embarkation	19/08/1914
Date of embarkation	16/06/1915
Date of enlistment	06/03/1915
Date of death	05/09/1916
Date of fate	05/09/1916
Date of death	05/09/1916