Regimental number | 3979 |
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Ironworker |
Address | Austin Street, Alphington, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Hugh Galloway, 19 College Park Street, Dumbarton, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Seymour, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 67 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, 3694 Pte N. BLOCK, 59th Bn, 13 November 1917: 'I saw Casualty fall just outside our own barbed wire entanglements on the 19th July, 1916 at Fleurbaix, just across the first ditch opposite the V.C. Sap.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 2246 Thomas GALLOWAY for first period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GALLOWAY Thomas
Red Cross file 1130701 |