Regimental number | 2335 |
Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Boiler maker |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Galbraith, 55 Kildonnan Street, Coalbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Royal Engineers; 24 days in the Royal Garrison Artillery, Militia; purchased discharge. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia, 31 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit: varicose veins), Adelaide, 1 May 1918. War service: 2 years 231 days (of which 2 years 32 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GALBRAITH Donald McDonald |