Major Bernard Callinan

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Major Bernard Callinan was an Australian Army officer and engineer best known for leading commando operations during World War II, particularly in the Timor campaign against Japanese forces.

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instanceOf Australian Army officer
business executive
human
military engineer
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Knight Bachelor
Military Cross
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II

Timor campaign
countryOfCitizenship Australia
educatedAt St Kevin's College, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
employer Australian Army
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey
familyName Callinan
fieldOfWork civil engineering
military tactics
genre military memoir
givenName Bernard
hasRank officer
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Australian Corps of Engineers
Australian Independent Companies
militaryBranch Australian Army
militaryRank Major
militaryUnit 2/2nd Independent Company
notableEvent coordination with Portuguese and Timorese allies during WWII
guerrilla warfare operations in Portuguese Timor
notableFor leading Australian commandos in Timor against Japanese forces
notableWork book "Independent Company"
commando operations in Timor during World War II
occupation company director
engineer
soldier
placeOfActivity Timor
Victoria, Australia
positionHeld chairman of Gutteridge Haskins & Davey
deputy chancellor of the University of Melbourne
president of the Institute of Engineers Australia
residence Melbourne

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Battle of Timor (1942) notableCommander Major Bernard Callinan