Galloway, John

Gosford District Casualties of World War One John Bragg,Galloway, Edmund Allen

Service Number 554 Service Number 1494 Died of in illness 4th October 1915 Killed Action 19th May 1915 At sea on HDPeninsula “Gascon” Gallipoli

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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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 ENLISTMENT PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

1 Feb 1915

NEXT OF KIN

Brother;- Stewart Galloway. 4 June St. Manchester

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

Height-5’3¾”. Weight-9st. 10lb. Chest-?

Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair.

Scar R/Ankle C/E

EMBARKED

Sydney 12 May 1915-per A32 “Themistocles”.

Liverpool, NSW

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 EFFECTS WILL

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

CORRESPONDENCE

H G Parry, Gosford, NSW (Friend)

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