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GILCHRIST, William Alexander Ross
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22238 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1917, Enlisted at Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 23 March 1874 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
| Died: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1923, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 22238, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Hawthorn, Victoria | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 22238, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 22238, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 7 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 22238, Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name registered William Alexander Ross Gilchrist. Son of John Gilchrist and Christina Gilchrist nee Fraser of Woodend, Victoria
Husband of Constance Gilchrist nee Steele of 3 Ryburn Avenue, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria. William and Constance were married in Victoria during 1905
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 15 December 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal