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GILCHRIST, George Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 416 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1914, Enlisted at Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jika Jika, Victoria, Australia, 12 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, March 1925, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 416, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Moonee Ponds, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 416, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 416, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Machine Gun Company, From 7th Battalion | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 5 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 416, 59th Infantry Battalion, Accidentally wounded with a bayonet | |
| 23 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 416, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Peter Gilchrist and Marion Gilchrist nee Cooper of 42 St Leonards Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestershire disembarking on the 22 January 1919
During 1920 George married Marjorie Lillian Sommerville in Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal