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GALLEN, William Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4123 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millers Forest, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, 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
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4123, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4123, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4123, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Patrick Joseph and Julia Gallen of Sixth Street, Adamstown, NSW later of Eagleton, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal