Regimental number | 32513 |
Place of birth | Ramelton, Donegal, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | 43 Lawrence Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 191 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ellen Ivy May Gallaher, 10 King Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
Previous military service | 6th and 10th New Zealand Mounted Rifles Contingents (Boer War) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 8), Poperinge, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: E I M Gallaher, 1 John Street, Ponsonby, Auckland. Former Captain of the New Zealand Rugby Football Team (The All Blacks) |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 658 Private Charles Canning GALLAHER, 11th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, wounded at Gallipoli, sent to hospital in England then returned to Australia, 5 February 1916, discharged unfit for service due to wounds received in action, 29 August 1916; 654 Company Sergeant Major Douglas Wallace GALLAHER, 11th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, killed in action, 3 June 1916; 3867 Private Henry Fletcher GALLAHER, 51st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, killed in action, 24 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Posted to 21st Reinforcements with rank of Corporal, 25 July 1916. Transferred to 22nd Reinforcements, 5 September 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 16 October 1916. Promoted Company Sergeant-Major, 20 January 1917. Embarked on board HMNZT 'Aparima' and departed for England, 16 Febuary 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917; marched in to Sling Camp, taken on strength 4th (Reserve) Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment and reverted to rank of Temporary Sergeant, 2 May 1917. Qualified and confirmed in rank of Sergeant, 1 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 8 June 1917. Marched out and joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 26 June 1917. Wounded in action and admitted to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 4 October 1917 (gun shot wounds, face); died of wounds, 4 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 3 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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