| Regimental number | 1300 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Evansford, Victoria |
| Place of birth | Caralalup, Shire of Lexton, Victoria |
| School | State School, Evansford, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Evansford, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Gallagher, Evansford PO, Evansford, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
"He had a brother who was for 20 months a prisoner of war in Germany and another with a gun shot wound through the head of which he will never be better again" (Mrs Katherine Gallagher, Mother) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Guard's Cemetery (Plot VII, Row L, Grave 3), Lesboeufs, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Katherine GALLAGHER, of Evansford, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1643 Private Francis Patrick GALLAGHER, 38th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement, returned to Australia 5 March 1919; 6018 Private Thomas Bernard GALLAGHER, 7th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement, returned to Australia 19 October 1917; First Cousins: 2423 Private Walter Henry JENKINS, 59th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement, Died of Wounds 30 September 1918; 3037 Sergeant Major David Francis GILLESPIE, 7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement, Died of Wounds received at Armentieres, France, on 27 March 1917, at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
| Other details |
War Service: Private Gallagher was taken on strength of the 60th Battalion 13 October 1916, and was killed in action on 27 November 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
