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War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
Aberfeldie Bowling Club [A B]
St John's Presbyterian Church*
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours
Mentioned in this correspondence:
Aberfeldie Bowling, Croquet and Tennis Club Minutes Book.
p 314 Committee meeting held Wed 4 Dec 1918
"Secretary reported writing letter of sympathy to Mr Galbraith re loss of his son.
Mr Cliff proposed and Mr G Benwell seconded that the action be endorsed - carried".
ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
GALBRAITH.-On the 11th November, of broncho-pneumonia,
at the 3rd Austra- lian General Hospital, England. Driver
Albert David Galbraith, of the Third Divisional Train, elder son
of Mr. and Mrs. David Galbraith, and brother of Leslie, 9 Flower
st., Essendon, after nearly three years' active service, aged 25
years. Deeply loved and mourned.
GALBRAITH.-On the 11th November, of broncho-pneumonia,
at the 3rd Australian General Hospital, England, Driver Albert
David Galbraith, of the Third Divisional, elder son of Mr. and
Mrs. Galbraith, of 9 Flower st., Essendon, after nearly three
years' service, aged 25 years. Loved by everyone who
knew him. -Inserted by his brother, Leslie Galbraith, 9 Flower
st., Essendon.
GALBRAITH.-On the 11th November, of broncho-pnenmonia,
at the 3rd Austra- lian General Hospital, England, Driver Albert
David Galbraith, of the Third Divisional, elder son of Mr. and Mrs.
Galbraith, and brother of Leslie. 9 Flower st., Essendon, after nearly
three years' service; also loved fiance Gladys White. Bendigo
Deeply loved and mourned.
- Family Notices. (1918, November 28). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor,
- Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918),
- p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved September 3, 2012, from
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74607730
In Memoriam
GALBRAITH - In sad and loving memory of our
dear son and brother, Driver Albert D. Gal-
braith, of 22nd A.A.S. Corps, who died of illness
in 3rd A.G.. Hospital, Abbeville, France, 11/11/18,
elder son of Mr. and Mrs. D Galbraith, Essendon,
also loved fiance of Gladys White, Bendigo.
Dearly loved. So sadly, missed.
Our hearts for you are aching dear,
Through the lonely nights and days,
For we miss you, dearest Alb,
In a hundred different ways.
Could our eyes but pierce the gloom
And see our dear one's face,
Perhaps our aching hearts.
Would find a resting-place.
You had waited-long for-me, dear parents,
Now I will wait tor you.
(Inserted by his father, mother, and brother.)
GALBRAITH. In ever-loving memory of my dear
brother, Driver A. D. Galbraith, 22nd A.A.S..
Corps, who died of illness in 3rd A G Hospital,
Abbeville, France, 11/11/18; also, my cousin,
Sapper Alf Galbraith, died of wounds in France,
July 1916.
So dearly loved and deeply mourned.
A shadow rests upon our home,
We miss our dear one's face;
Where'er we turn, where'er we look.
We see his vacant place.
Miss him? Yes! We'll miss him always
In the home he died to save.
(Inserted by his only brother, Leo Galbraith,
- Essendon.)
GALBRAITH. In loving, memory of our dear
nephew and cousin, Driver Albert. D. Galbraith,
3rd Divisional Train, died of broncho-pneumonia;
France, 11th November, 1918.
In our hearts your memory lingers, Tender,
fond, and true;
There's not a day goes, dear Albert,
But what we think of you.
(Inserted by his loving uncle and auntie, Fred
and Annie Drew, Elsternwick; also loving cousins,
Ethel, Mervyn, Kelvin, and Mavis.)
GALBRAITH In fond memory of Albert, late
driver, 3rd Div. Train, A.I.F., who died at 3rd A.G.H.,
Abbeville, France, on Armistice Day.
Loved and esteemed by all who knew him.
(Inserted, by his cousins, Captains A, V [Galbraith]
and W. J. Galbraith, A.I.F., and Elsie.)
GALBRAITH -To the memory of my dear fiance,
Driver A. D. Galbraith, died France, November
11, 1918.
Ever Remembered. -(Gladys White, Bendigo.)
GALBRAITH. In loving memory of Driver A. D.
Galbraith, late of 23rd A.S.C. Company, Third
Divisional Train, who died of influenza at the
Third A.G.H., Abbeville, France, 11/11/18.
Duty nobly done.
(Inserted by his old comrade, Jim Hewat)
The Argus 11 November 1919
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4656886
GALBRAITH -In sad and loving memory of our
dear son and brother, Driver A D Galbraith,
AASC, 3rd Div Train, died of illness in 3rd A G
Hospital Abbeville, France, November 11, 1918
(Armistice Day), elder son of Mr and Mrs D
Galbraith, Essendon, also loved fiance of Gladys
White, Bendigo.
So dearly loved and deeply mourned
Early were you taken, Albert dear,
And we know 'tis vain to weep;
Tears of ours can never wake thee
From thy sad and silent sleep
So keep our loved one, Lord above
And there our treasure waits,
Hidden by the hands of love
Away behind the gates.
There our eager hearts shall be,
And there our souls shall soar
When we are called to be with thee, dear,
For Evermore.
(Inserted by father, mother, and brother,
84 Rose street, Essendon)
GALBRAITH In loving memory of our dear
nephew and cousin, Driver Albert D Galbraith,
3rd Div Train, AIF, who died at 3rd AGH,
Abbeville, France, November 11, 1918
(Armistice Day).
This day recalls sad memories
Of a loved one gone to rest,
And those who think of him today
Are those who loved him best.
-(Inserted by his loving uncle and auntie, Fred
and Annie Drew, Elsternwick, also loving cousins,
Ethel, Mervyn, Kelvin, and Mavis. )
GALBRAITH. In memory of Driver A D Gal-
braith, 3rd Div Train, AIF, who died on
active service, France, Armistice Day, 1918.
Loved and esteemed by all who knew him here.
-(Inserted by his cousins, Elsie and Captains
A V and W J Galbraith, AIF.)
GALBRAITH- To the memory of my dear fiance,
Driver A D Galbraith, died France, November
11, 1918. Loved and remembered (Gladys White, Bendigo).
The Argus 11 November 1920
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4572344
GALBRAITH.-In sad and loving; memory of our
dear son and brother, Driver A. D. Galbraith,
3rd Div. Train, died of illness in 3rd A.G. Hos-
pital, Abbeville, France, November 11, 1918
(Armistice Day), elder son Of Mr. and Mrs. D.
Galbraith, loved brother of Les, Essendon;
loved fiance of Gladys White, Bendigo.
So dearly loved and deeply mourned.
The roll had been called, but our boy is missing,
The one we loved dearly will answer no more:
And our lives must go on, though our hearts may
be breaking,
Till..........................................................o'er
But there he will wait with a smile and a wel-
come,
Where sadness and sorrow and pain are un-
known;
And God, in His infinite mercy, will call us
To rest vvith our loved one before His great
throne.
Somebody wept when he went away,
Somebody's kiss on his dear lips lay,
Somebody's heart is breaking to-day
His parents.
-(Inserted by father, mother, and only brother,
Les.)
The Argus 11 November 1921
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4621649
GALBRAITH.-In sad and loving memory of our
dear son and brother, Driver A. D. Galbraith,
3rd Div. Train, died of illness in 3rd A.G. Hospital,
Abbeville, France, November 11, 1918, elder
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Galbraith, loved brother
of Les.
This day brings back sad memories afresh
Of our loved one who is at rest.
Although four year have gone by now
Since our great sorrow fell ;
Yet in our hearts we mourn the loss
Of him we loved so well.
Loved and remembered.
Do not ask us why we miss him,
As it dawns another year.
-{Inserted by his parents and brother, 84
Rose street, Essendon.)
Galbraith, 3rd Div. Train. A.I. F., who died
on active service, at Abbeville, France, on
Armistice Day, 1918.
"Loved and esteemed by all who knew him."
(-Inserted by his cousins, A. V and W. J.
Galbraith.)
The Argus 11 November 1922
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1854257
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