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GILCHRIST, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16450 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tile Maker |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mitcham War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 16450, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Jul 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 16450, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 16450, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, In the field |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son Patrick Gilchrist of Mary Anne Gilchrist nee Heany of Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, Victoria. During 1922 Patrick married Agnes Wilson in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboard Swakopmund disembarking on the 2 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal