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GILCHRIST, Allan Watson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4674 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 16 October 1967 and interred in the Brind section, Wall Q, Niche 092 and held in perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4674, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4674, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4674, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 4 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4674, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to being over age |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Gilchrist and Agnes Gilchrist nee Watson of North Melbourne, Victoria.
During 1901 Allan married Jean Entwhistle in Victoria. Address at the time of enlistmet was 8 Ashleigh Road, Armadale, Victoria. Father of Olive Grace Gilchrist
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1917 aboard HT Anchises
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal