James Gallacher

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 8082
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 21.10.1914
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Ploegsteert Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 9 & 10

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 10 Dens Brae, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:

    Mrs A. Gauld, 10 Dens Brae, Dundee

  • Spouse:
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More about James Gallacher

James has no known grave but is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial.

James Gallacher   8082   Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

GALLACHERPrivate James Gallacher, No. 8082, C Company, 2d Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, went missing on 21st October 1914.  Inquirer sister, Mrs A. Gauld, 10 Dens Brae, Dundee.

Dundee People’s Journal 14th August 1915

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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