Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais.
Brother of Mr. J. G. Gallichan, of Gorey Village, Jersey,
Died, aged 39 years
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Tuesday 13 March 1917
Roll of Honour. Quite a series of deaths
have taken place in the family of Mr & Mrs Barbier
of 28 Burrard Street, recently a brother of Mr Barbier,
a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force died as
the result of an accident on a Troop Ship, on Sunday
his mother passed away and the family have now received
news of the death in action of Mrs Barbier's brother,
Private Elias Gallichan of the Canadian Machine Gun
Corps. The deceased gallant soldier was the son of the
late Mr George Gallichan and Mrs Gallichan formerly
of Gorey. He left Jersey some 20 years ago in a sailing
vessel and fortunately for himself decided to remain
in Canada, for the ship was sunk with all hands on her
return journey. The late Private Gallichan was 39 and
had been in France for several months. He had not been
in Jersey on leave and was looking forward to spending
a well earned holiday in his native Island. To the bereaved
family we tender our sincere sympathy.
Canadian
attestation papers
