Regimental number | 3227 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
True Name | GALLACHER |
School | St Mary's School, East End, Glasgow, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Riveter |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William John Gallacher, Kennedy Drive, Patrick West, Glasgow, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Headquarters, Australian Mounted Division |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died on board HS 'Essaye'. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Susan GALLACHER, 18 Bridge Street, Patrick, Glasgow, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine. Marched into 'A' Details, Moascar, Egypt, 4 April 1917. Attached to Australian Remount Depot, Heliopolis, 10 June 1917. Proceeded to Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters, 15 June 1917; taken on strength of Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters, 17 June 1917. Proceeded to Desert Mounted Corps Headquarters, 10 August 1917; attached to Desert Mounted Corps Headquarters, 11 August 1917. Detached from Desert Mounted Corps Headquarters, 24 August 1917. Evacuated to hospital, 13 January 1918. Admitted to Scott Horse Field Ambulance, 2 February 1918; discharged, 6 February 1918; marched into 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 7 February 1918. Marched into Reinforcements Camp, 15 February 1918. Marched into 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 15 March 1918. Detached to Cookery School, 28 March 1918; marched into 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 12 April 1918. Transferred to 9th Light Horse Regiment, 23 April 1918; marched into 9th Light Horse Regiment, 8 May 1918. Found guilty, Jerusalem, 27 June 1918, of (1) disobedience of General Routine Order, in that he was in a brothel; (2) being in Jerusalem without a pass: awarded 14 days' confined to camp, and forfeits 7 days' pay. Admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, 9 July 1918 (sores, penis); transferred to No 66 Casualty Clearing Station, 9 July 1918; to No 44 Stationary Hospital, 11 July 1918; to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 14 July 1918; discharged, 19 July 1918, and marched into 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 23 July 1918. Proceeded to unit, 23 July 1918; rejoined 9th Light Horse Regiment, 25 July 1918. Evacuated to hospital, 6 October 1918. Died, at sea, 13 October 1918 (influenza, supervening collapse). Buried at sea by Chaplain A.V. PANTATLERESCA, 13 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GALLAGHER William |