Frederick Alfred GALAGHER

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GALAGHER, Frederick Alfred

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	14 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 March 1882
Home Town:	Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Clifton Hill State School; Kings College, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Occupation:	Tailor Cutter
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
8 May 1915:	Involvement Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-05-08

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Samuel Frederick Galagher and Thirza Galagher nee Warr?. Brother of Horace William Galagher, Thirza Grace Galagher, Leslie Samuel Galagher, Ivy Constance Galagher and Ruby Evelyn Galagher

Husband of Winifred Martha Galagher nee Pollock of 'Nova Scotia', Normandy Avenue, Thornbury, Victoria formerly of 39 Bower Street, Northcote, Victora. Frederick and Winifred were married in 1908c. Father of Alan Frederick Pollock Galagher

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

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