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Paul Frederick GALLAS

Regimental number1916
Place of birthGundagai, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMillbrook, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, E W Gallas, Springton, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 January 1915
Place of enlistmentOaklands, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 20 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 October 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date17 March 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajana', 17 October 1916; discharged (medically unfit: shell shock), Adelaide, 17 March 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 April 1968
Age at death80
Place of burialSt Mark's Anglican Cemetery, Woodside, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, GALLAS Paul Frederick

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