[5] He was the son of Margaret (née McPhee) and Hugh McCallum; his father worked as a labourer.
He also volunteered for military service in South Australia's colonial forces as a member of the infantry militia.
[5] McCallum completed his apprenticeship with the firm of E. S. Wigg & Son and in 1898 transferred to work in the company's Perth branch.
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