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25508   Private Charles Galway
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Dated added: 27/09/2016   Last updated: 12/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died: 01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age: 23
Summary      
Charles Galway was born in Moneyglass, just north of Toome, about 1893. Charles Galway enlisted in Belfast. Private Charles Galway was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on Saturday 1st July 1916. The CWGC record Private Charles Galway as the husband of Lena Galway of 46 Belgrave Street, Belfast.
Further Information
Charles Galway was born in Moneyglass, just north of Toome, about 1893.
Charles Galway enlisted in Belfast.
Medal card
Private Charles Galway was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on Saturday 1st July 1916.
Private Galway has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
The CWGC record Private Charles Galway as the husband of Lena Galway of 46 Belgrave Street, Belfast.
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Relevant Magherafelt Area Locations
No Location Region Location Notes Longtitude Latitude
1 Moneyglass area Toome Born in Moneyglass area 54.777431 -6.420826
References and Links
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1 National Archives UK Medal card of Private Charles Galway can be purchased here
Magherafelt District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2014-2023