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GALLOWAY, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3979, 2246 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1915, Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, 1 January 1881 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironworker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3979, Depot Battalion (AIF), Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 14th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Suez for Melbourne, Australia per H.M.T. "Wiltshire" | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 14th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked 3rd M.D. Melbourne, Australia | |
| 26 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 14th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Hospital -- V.D.G (Venereal Disease - Gonorrhea) -- Langwarren, Victoria | |
| 9 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2246, Depot Battalion (AIF), Discharged to Duty -- Sent to Broadmeadows Depot | |
| 12 Nov 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 14th Infantry Battalion -- (12th Reinforcements) | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3979, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Training Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3979, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle" | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3979, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3979, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3979 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3979, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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