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GILCHRIST, Robert Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Albert Park Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Linotype Operator |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 11 May 1957, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall C, Niche 218. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
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| 1 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Captain, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Captain, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 58th Infantry Battalion |
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