Matthew Gallagher

I mate atu i te 2 Sept 1914

Nama Hōia: WWI N/N AWMM
Ingoa kārangaranga: —
Te Ope o Tū / te peka: Army AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga: WW1 Trooper Crawford, J. (2014) Canterbury Mounted Rifles Crawford, J. (2014)
Pakanga: World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

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Summary of Service: There is no surviving personal file for Trooper Matthew Gallagher. It has proved impossible to establish when exactly he volunteered for service in the NZEF, but it was apparently before 16 August 1914 as on that date or a day or two earlier the Kaiapoi Working Men's Club agreed to pay for the purchase of a horse and other equipment for Gallagher. He was probably one of the volunteers who poured into the mobilisation camp at Addington in Christchurch between 12 and 16 August. He was initially enlisted into the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, but late in August transferred to B Squadron of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles.

Circumstances of Death: On the evening of the 30 August 1914 Trooper Gallagher was standing on the rear platform of a tram travelling from Cathedral Square to the mobilisation camp at Addington when he fell hitting his head on the road. Gallagher suffered a severe head injury and died before he reached hospital. His funeral was held on 2 September 1914. It was attended by the officers and men of his squadron, the Canterbury Infantry Battalion’s band and senior officers. Gallagher's death was examined by a coroner and by a board of officers convened at the orders of Lieutenant-Colonel John Findlay, the Commanding Officer of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Both enquiries concluded that his death was the result of an accident. Gallagher's parents were people of limited means and the military authorities agreed to assist with the cost of a funeral. In 1920 Gallagher's mother applied for a war pension, but it has proved impossible to establish if her application was successful.

Conclusion: Although there is no surviving personal file for Trooper Matthew Gallagher, it is clear from the available evidence that at the time of his death he was serving in the NZEF. Trooper Matthew Gallagher, therefore, qualifies for inclusion in the appropriate First World War rolls of honour. Prepared by John Crawford, NZDF Historian AWMM

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