William Galloway CONN

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CONN, William Galloway

Service Number:	906
Enlisted:	7 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1894
Home Town:	Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 12 July 1915
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row G, Grave 13
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch

World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 906, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 906, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 906, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
12 Jul 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 906, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 906 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-12

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 18 years

Son of William and Janet Galloway of 55 Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

7th Australian Light Horse-Killed in action, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli.

He was 21 and the son of William Conn, of 55, Glasgow St., Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland; and the late Janet Galloway Conn.

Enlistment date 7 January 1915
Place of enlistment Liverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Private

Age at embarkation 21
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/12/2
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 April 1915
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Posted to 7th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 22 May 1915.

Sources
NAA: B2455, CONN William Gallaway

Remembered on the Ardrossan War Memorial.

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