Gallery, John Richard

Age: 28
Date of birth: 1886

Parents: Henry and Martha Gallery
Wife: Single
Address: 303, Bolton Road, Small Heath, Birmingham

Occupation: Corn Porter

John was the second son of Henry and Martha. His father had also been in the army and when John was born he was based at the Curragh Camp near Dublin, Ireland.

There is a record of a John Richard Gallery at the age of 14 working for the Great Western Railway at Birmingham Station Goods Yard as a lorry runner. He was earning 11 shillings a week in 1900. He resigned in 1901.

In 1911 the family lived in Small Heath, Birmingham and Henry worked as a Corn Porter.

Military Service

Rank & Number: Private, 6828
Regiment/Service: 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Brigade/Division: 1st (Guards) Brigade
Date of death: Sunday, September 06, 1914
Cause of death/Battle: Killed in action near Voinsles
Commemorated/Buried: Montreuil-Aux-Lions British Cemetery, Aisne
Awards: 1914 Star and Clasp, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at: St Nicholas Church

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