Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Albert Hugh Galloway, 32nd Battalion. A salesman ...

Accession Number P09291.515
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Maker Unknown
Date made c May 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Albert Hugh Galloway, 32nd Battalion. A salesman prior to enlistment in August 1915 as 5981 Private Albert Hugh Galloway, he attended NCO School during November and December 1915 and was promoted to Sergeant. He then attended Officer School starting in January 1916 and on graduation on 3 March 1916 was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. He embarked with the 7th Reinforcement from Adelaide on 27 June 1916 aboard HMAT Malakuta (A57) for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Fricourt on 11 February 1917. 2nd Lt Galloway was wounded in action with gas poisoning on 15 February 1917 and died of these wounds the following day. He was aged 28 years.