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GILCHRIST, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2032 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mitcham South Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2032, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2032, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2032, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2032, 29th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the right knee and left eye | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 19 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2032, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounds to the right knee and left eye |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Minnie Mary Gilchrist nee Smith of 71 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria. Edward and Minnie married in 1903c in Victoria. Father of Edward Albert Gilchrist
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Berrimah disembarking on the 17 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal