Regimental number | 10/2147 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Gisborne |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Shepherd |
Address | Gisborne |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, T Galloway, Kutene Road, Kaiti, Gisborne |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret Galloway, Gisborne. Native of Waerengaahika, Gisborne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Reported missing, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead' (presumably killed/mortally wounded in action). War service: 176 days (of which 57 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16784728 |
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