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GILCHRIST, Eugene Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5695 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Multiple wounds to the body & legs, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France, 18 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot 11, Row K, Grave 12, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5695, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5695, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5695, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5695, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5695 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-18 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Gilchrist and Mary Gilchrist nee Dawson of 29 Davis Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal