Galloway, John

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Galloway, John Service Number 554

Died of illness 4th October 1915 At sea on HD “Gascon”

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NAME Galloway, John

SERVICE NO 554

UNIT 17th Battalion/ B Coy.

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 37 yrs 10 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester, Lancashire, England.

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Farm labourer

DATE OF ENLIST-MENT

1 Feb 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Brother;- Stewart Galloway. 4 June St. Manchester

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’3¾”. Weight-9st. 10lb. Chest-? Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Scar R/Ankle

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED Sydney 12 May 1915-per A32 “Themistocles”.

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 29 Sept 1915-Dysentery- Gallipoli

DIED 4 Oct 1915- On board HD “Gascon” at Sea, of Dysentery

BURIED 4 Oct 1915, at Sea, Gibralta, by Capt. Beaseley.

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-17951, British War Medal-12423, Victory Medal-12364. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-310121

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EF-FECTS

Disc, Belt, Knife, Wallet, Receipt, Testament, Letter, Purse, Card, 3 Coins, Photo, Housewife, Diary, Scissors, Wristwatch, False Teeth./

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE H G Parry, Gosford, NSW (Friend)

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4035882














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