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GALLAGHER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2024 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Inverleigh State School No. 1147, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2024, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2024, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 7 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Egypt | |
| 25 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2024, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Mouquet Farm | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2024, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Polygon Wood | |
| 4 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 2024, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed at Rivery, France while serving in the 8th MTM Battery. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 25 May 1918. | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2024, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, RTA 9 December 1918 and discharged as MU (varicose veins). |
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