GALBRAITH, Frederick Russell
| Service Number: | 1058 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch, Jerusalem Memorial, Moss Vale & District Pictorial Honour Roll, Moss Vale RSL War Memorial, Moss Vale War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1058, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1058, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacEwen embarkation_ship_number: A65 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1058, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacEwen, Sydney | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1058, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1058 awm_unit: 6 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Huleatt Galbraith and Aimee Nina Galbraith of 'Medway', Chesterfield Road, Epping, NSW previously of 'Terabla', Fitzroy Street, Burwood, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal,
Also served for 6 months with the 43 Training Infantry; University Scouts until enlisting
Goulburn and the War.
TROOPER F. R. GALBRAITH KILLED IN
ACTION.
Trooper F. R. Galbraith, son of Mr. P. H. Galbraith (formerly Police-Magistrate, Goulburn, now magistrate of the Children's Court, Sydney), was killed in action on 28th March. Trooper Galbraith belonged to the 6th reinforcements of the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Light Horse, and sailed on the 21st June, 1916. He served in Egypt and Palestine. Trooper Galbraith was a single man, 23 years of age, and was qualifying for the profession of surveyor. The many friends in Goulburn of the Galbraith family will deeply sympathise with them in their bereavemnent.
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