Private Kenneth Gallinger
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1895-03-30
Place of birth: St??ford Ontario Canada
Next of kin: B. Gallinger
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Pipe Fitter
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1915-11-17
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, II. K. 13.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 57636
Highest Rank:
Private
(20th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Trenches near VIERSTRAAT
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 443182
LAC ID:
406610
Service file: B3384-S027
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John Burdett Gallinger and Maria Elizabeth Gallinger, of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
His death was mentioned in a letter written by his friend Jack Lardie - link to letter.
Circumstances of Death Register: "While asleep in his dug-out in the front line on the morning of the 17th November 1915 an enemy whiz-bang shell exploded wounding him severely. He was taken to the Dressing Station where he had every attention but expired the same afternoon about 4 o'clock"
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-03-27