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GALVIN, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6794 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 June 1917, Place of Enlistment, Enoggera, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6794, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Enoggera, Queensland. | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6794, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6794, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 6794, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6794 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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