Regimental number | 426 |
Place of birth | Killarney, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 26 Down's Road, South Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, David Galway, Killarney, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Marched out, with Bn, from Alexandria, Egypt, 4 September 1915. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance and transferred to Hospital Ship, HS 'Nevasa', Gallipoli Peninsula, 2 November 1915 (influenza); admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 8 November 1915; transferred to 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, 3 December 1915 (enteric). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Commonwealth', from Suez, 21 January 1916; disembarked Perth, 29 February 1916; discharged, 30 August 1916 (medically unfit: enteric and phthisis). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GALWAY James |