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Frederick Alfred GALAGHER

Date of birth19 March 1882
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCutter
Addressc/o Mrs Horton, 39 Bower Street, Northcote South, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 6"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs W M Galagher, c/o Mrs Horton, 39 Bower Street, Northcote South, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in Senior Cadets; 5 years in the 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date8 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name6th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Thirza GALAGHER; husband of Winifred GALAGHER, 'Nova Scotia', Normanby Avenue, Thornbury, Victoria. Native of Collingwood, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Campaign, 5 April 1915.

Killed in action, 8 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GALAGHER Frederick Alfred

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