J.E. Callister
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 47140. Private. 16 King's Liverpool R. (Regiment). Reported Dec.15. 1915 D. Co. Whitchurch. Prees Heath. Salop (Shropshire) Nov.1916. 3 K.L.R. (King's Liverpool Regiment) B Co. 2 Hut. Bangerston Camp. Pembroke Is this the same man as W.C.? ? . March 30. 1917 630 Heavy Trench Mortar . B.E.F.(British Expeditionary Force) Moved to 4 Kensington Lane Wounded in leg May 1917 To. 2 Orry St. Oct. 1917 D.Co. 15 Platoon 19. K.L.R. B.E.F. Missing. Mar. 1918 Nov. 1918 no news No news Feb.1919. Moved away. Presumed dead.' Note: Surname given as Collister in the file, but Commonwealth War Graves Commission confirms it as Callister. (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/2)
External sources: 18 St George's Street crossed out