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William John "Jack" Gallagher

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Given name
W J
Family name
Gallagher
Service number
3356
Additional information
Gender
M
Rank (legacy)
Driver
Unit at embarkation
2 Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Service (legacy)
Army
Conflicts
World War 1
Campaign (legacy)
Sinai-Palestine
Veteran Notes/Bio

1.Listed Bungendore War Memorial Hall ROH (1917- Added name) and Bygone Queanbeyan as "William John.6th,7th and 2nd Light Horse".

2. “MAPPING ANZACS”: Service Number: 3356 ;POB:Queanbeyan    ; POE:Queanbeyan;NOK:Mother: Mrs M.A. Gallagher,Bungendore (NAA File amended to read Jane in lieu Ann)      

3. AWM Embarkation Roll: Rank:Private ;Unit: 6 LHR [Light Horse Regiment] - 15 to 34 Reinforcements (March 1916 - March 1918) ; Age: 23 4/12; Occupation:Shearer ;DOE:16.02.1917  ; Embarked:11.06.1917.Sydney.HMAT Port Lincoln.A17.

4. AWM Nominal Roll: Rank: Driver ;Unit:  M.G.Sqd ; RTA:28.06.19.Discharged 2.09.1919.

5. Stephenson:Born 5.10.1883( should be 1893.See para 6 below).Died 5.11.1964 aged 71.Buried Bungendore Cemetery.Member 2nd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron.Mother : Mary Jane (nee Lee).

6. Neville Gallagher (Son ) 04.04.2015:Driver W.J. (William John) Gallagher – known as Jack most of his life.Born on 5 October 1893 at Bywong of parents James Gallagher and Mary Jane (nee Lee)

Reached Suez on 6 August, underwent training with the 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment at Moascar..With his brother, Maurice, joined the 2nd Australian Machine Gun Squadron on 6 December 1917.Passed away at age 71 on 5 November 1964.Buried Bungendore beside his father James and wife Rebecca.

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