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William Ernest GALWEY

Regimental number1876
Place of birthCroydon Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTelephonist
AddressCharters Towers, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Galwey, Gordon Street, Charters Towers, Queensland
Enlistment date1 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot XI, Row E, Grave No. 6), Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
56
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jessie GALWEY. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland

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