Hugh Raymond Gallagher (SN 3313) born in Ballarat, was a 19 year old carpenter when he enlisted on July 23rd 1915. Assigned to the 8th battalion his unit embarked from Adelaide aboard the Nestor on October 11th 1915. In March 1916, while in Egypt he was transferred to the 2nd Field Company Engineers,. Shortly after, he joined the 15th Field Company Engineers in France. On July 20th 1916 he was wounded in action, suffering severe shrapnel wounds to his chest and left forearm, and was evacuated to hospital in Bristol. In late 1916 and the early months of 1917 he was plagued by illness and spent many weeks away from his unit. In April 1917 he was able to rejoin his unit, but on August 3rd 1918 he was wounded again, gassed, and evacuated to hospital in England. After the war he returned home on the Demosthenes, disembarking at Melbourne on March 2nd 1919 and was discharged on April 24th.