Herbert Wittworth GALLOWAY

Regimental number24/1381
Date of birth17 February 1894
Place of birthWoodville
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressRetaruke, Raurimu
Marital statusSingle
Height6' 0"
Weight176 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Galloway, Te Papakuku, Dannevirke
Previous military serviceServed in the New Zealand Territorial Force.
Enlistment date24 August 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
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 rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRation 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: F Company/2nd Rfts of 2nd NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805