Regimental number | 24/1381 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Woodville |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Retaruke, Raurimu |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Galloway, Te Papakuku, Dannevirke |
Previous military service | Served in the New Zealand Territorial Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of F Company, 2nd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 10), La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Caroline Elizabeth Galloway, Dannevirke |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez from HMNZT 'Willochra', 20 December 1915. Transferred to Machine Gun Section, 18 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Buried at Ration Farm Military Cemetery, nr Bois Grenier, 1½ miles south of Armentieres. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: F Company/2nd Rfts of 2nd NZRB |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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