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 ⓘ