Patrick GALLAGHER

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Service Number:	3056
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Killygordan, County Donegal, Ireland, 26 June 1892
Home Town:	Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Schooling:	Cooladawson National School, Ireland
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 3 April 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Pozières British Cemetery Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 16
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruce Rock District WW1 Roll of Honour, Bruce Rock Memorial of Honour, Postmaster General's Department Perth WWI HR

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3056, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA
13 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3056, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3056, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Egypt
14 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3056, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm, GSW to right elbow. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 23 December 1916.
2 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3056, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, GSW to back (contusion) sustained during the attack on Noreuil. Evacuated to 3rd CCS at Aveluy, where he died of his wounds the next day 3 April 1917.
3 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 3056, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3056 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-03

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