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Herbert Wittworth Galloway

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 253 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert Wittworth AWMM
  • Surname
    Galloway AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 24/1381 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 February 1894 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Woodville, Adelaide Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Retaruke, Raurimu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James Galloway (father), Te Papakuku, Dannevirke, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24/1381 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      6' 0" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      176 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of James and Caroline Elizabeth Galloway, Dannevirke, New Zealand.

    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, 1 1/2 miles south of Armentieres.

    Parents: James and Caroline Elizabeth Galloway, Dannevirke AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 July 1916 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France AWMM II.E.10 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • His name is included on the Kaitieke War Memorial Cenotaph Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 17 June 2018 - Research
    • Wayside Cross, Morero Terrace, Taumarunui, King Country, New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 4 November 2020 - research

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09 June 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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