General Thomas James Galloway

1874-1881

General Galloway was gazetted Ensign, by purchase, 13^th September 1821; Lieutenant, 2^nd June 1825; Captain by purchase, 27^th December 1827; Brevet Major, 23^rd November 1841; Major, 14^th June 1842; Lieutenant Colonel, 22^nd December 1848; Colonel, 28^th November 1854; Major General, 27^th March 1863; Lieutenant General, 7^th December 1871; General, 1^st October 1877. He was appointed Colonel 70^th Foot, 7^th September 1874.

General Galloway was actively employed in Jamaica during the insurrection of the Negroes in 1831-32 in Command of a Detachment of the 33^rd Regiment. Commanded the Peshawar brigade during the Indian mutiny in 1857-58 (Medal) as Brigadier of the 1^st Class, which appointment he retained until his embarkation with the last Division of the 70^th Regiment for New Zealand in March 1861. On promotion to Major General he commanded the Colonial Forces in the province of Auckland from July 1863 to February 1865, during the operations in the North Island (Medal).

He died in New Zealand in 1881 having been the last Colonel of the 70^th Regiment who were merged with the 31^st Regiment in the same year to form the newly constituted East Surrey Regiment.

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