GALLOWAY, John
| Service Number: | 2029 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland., 11 November 1881 |
| Home Town: | Lefroy, George Town, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Dumfries Academy & Aberdeen Gordon’s College. He studied Literature & History at Aberdeen University. |
| Occupation: | Journalist but working as an Orchardist at Lefroy, Tasmania |
| Died: | Mumps and Cardiac Failure, Parkhouse Hospital, Tidworth near Salisbury Wiltshire, UK, United Kingdom, 17 January 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Aberdeen Cemetery (Springbank), UK Wargrave with Private Memorial N. 89., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, George Town Municipality Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 23 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2029, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2029, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He enlisted 1st May 1916 along with his brother Alexander Ogilvy Galloway [hence consecutive regimental numbers] and they embarked together from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 23 September 1916.
Age at embarkation 33.
Alexander survived the war and returned to Australia.
Unit name 40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/57/2
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 34 and the son of John and Mary Edward Barrie Galloway, of Bidd, Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
John Galloway stated he was a 33 year old, single, Journalist but was working as an Orchardist while at Lefroy, Tasmania.
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
John Galloway was born at Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland in 1881.
He came to Australia when he was 32 years old & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 1st May, 1916 as a 33 year old Journalist but working as an Orchidist while at Lefroy, Tasmania. His brother enlisted the same day.
Private John Galloway, Service number 2029, & his brother Alexander Ogilvy Galloway embarked from Melbourne & disembarked in England on 9th December, 1916.
On 10th December, 1916 Private Galloway was marched in to 10th Training Battalion Reinforcements at Durrington, Wiltshire.
He was admitted to Hospital on 11th January, 1917 but sadly died at 8.10 pm on 17th January, 1917 at Parkhouse Hospital, Tidworth near Salisbury, Wiltshire from Mumps & Cardiac Failure.
Private John Galloway's body was removed to Scotland where he was given a private funeral & buried in Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen, Scotland with a private headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/springbank.html
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