GILCHRIST, Andrew Hardie
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 23 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 26 November 1982, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 1, Wall 5 |
| Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
| 22 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
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World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 13 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Gilchrist and Marian Hardie Gilchrist nee Allan of South Melbourne, Victoria.
Brother of Harold Gilchrist who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while serving with the 6th Batalion and has no known grave. His name appeaars on Menin Gate, Ypres; Robert Bruce Gilchrist who returned to Australia on 8 September 1918 having served with the 58th Battalionn; Arthur Alan Gilchrist of the 16th General (Victorian) Reinforcements but his ship was recalled due to the cessation of hostilities
Husband of Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist nee Robertson of 35 Hutchesson Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Andrew and Elizabeth were married during 1916 in Victoria. Elizabeth later died in Wagga Wagga, NSW during 1932.
Husband of Jessie Emma Gilchrist nee Mann. Andrew and Jessie married in 1938 in Wagga Wagga, NSW
Medal: British War Medal
Previously served in the cadets