SAS (TA) Gallagher, Ronald

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gallagher ​

• FORENAME

Ronald​

• UNIT

23 SAS ​

• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

​

• DATE OF DEATH

14th July 1968 ​

• AGE

28​

• GRAVESITE

​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

died UK (fell from roof of a train)​

 

[BlackRatJan]

From a newspaper clipping, Corporal Ronald Gallacher (note the spelling difference) died whilst undertaking a bet to climb over the roof of a moving train that he, and others from the regiment, were travelling on, after returning from an exercise. I've attached a newspaper report on the inquest, taken from the Liverpool Daily Post, Tue 24 Sep 1968, Page 3.

 

[BlackRatJan]

This report is from the Birmingham Evening Mail, Tuesday 24 Sep 1968, Page 11.