John Francis GALLAGHER

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GALLAGHER, John Francis

Service Number:	1300
Enlisted:	21 March 1916, Ballarat, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Evansford, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Evansford, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	Evansford State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 November 1916
Cemetery:	Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot VII, Row L, Grave 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

21 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1300, 39th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic.
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1300, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1300, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
13 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, France
27 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 1300, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1300 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-27

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Brothers:

1643 Private Francis Patrick GALLAGHER, 38th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement, returned to Australia 5 March 1919;

6018 Private Thomas Bernard GALLAGHER, 7th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement, returned to Australia 19 October 1917;

First Cousins:

2423 Private Walter Henry JENKINS, 59th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement, Died of Wounds 30 September 1918;

3037 Sergeant Major David Francis GILLESPIE, 7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement, Died of Wounds received at Armentieres, France, on 27 March 1917, at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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