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GILCHRIST, Thomas Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4697 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gas Worker |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 6 September 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on the 9 September 1946. Renowden Chapel,Section B, Niche 88 and held in perpetuity for all time. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4697, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4697, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4697, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4697, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the eye and severe wound to the right upper arm resulting in amputation above the elbow | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4697, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded. Amputation above the elbow |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Gilchrist and Bridget Gilchrist nee Garvey of Melbourne, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia 18 October 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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