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GILCHRIST, Francis Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51107 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 13 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1969, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales Service held on 7 May 1969. Vaughan Roman Catholic Lawn Section, Row 49, Grave 0029 |
| Memorials: | Sydney Officers of The Chief Secretary's Department, Government Statisticians Office, Master in Lunacy's Office, State Trawling Industry & Aborigines Protection Board Roll of Duty |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51107, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 51107, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 51107, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, From reinforcements | |
| 16 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51107, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Charles Gilchrist and Mary Elizabeth Gilchrist of 202 Albany Road, Petersham, NSW. Brother of John Stanislaus Gilchrist who returned to Australia on 22 July 1919 having served with the 57th Battalion
In 1925c Francis married Veronica Mary Tynan at Marrickville.Veronica died in 1968
Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripdies disembarking on the 24 October 1919
Medal: British War Medal