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257139 Cpl Archibald McCallum MID Australian Imperial Forces HQ Coy. 2/5th Battalion from:Wentworth Taralgo NSW My father, Archie McCallum, joined up on 29th of October 1939 at the Melbourne showgrounds. He was initially in 2/5th Battalion then moved to the 2/6th and trained at Puckapunyal. He went overseas with 6th Division and he fought at Bardia and helped capture Post 13 with Lt Wharfe and 2 others and fought at Derna and was Mentioned in Despatches which was Gazetted 1942. Evacuated from Greece, they were brought by Royal Navy destroyer to Crete from a sinking ship Costa Rica. From here he was assigned to 2/7th Composite Battalion but captured and ended up in Stalag VIII b (344). At war's end, Dad was repatriated to the UK in May 1945 where his promotion to WO2 Sergeant was confirmed. Dad was eventually demobbed in UK, Nov 1945. Like many others Dad undoubtedly suffered from PTSD post war. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**