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GILCHRIST, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2318 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 7 January 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2318, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2318, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2318, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2318, 35th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the legs severely fracturing the left tibia. Invalided to England on the 6 September 1918 | |
| 27 Apr 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2318, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to shrapnel wounds of the legs |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Emma Louisa Gilchrist nee Sculthorpe of Gipp Street, Carrington, NSW later of 17 James Street, Hamilton, NSW. William and Emma married in Wickam, NSW during 1911
Commenced return to Australia on 13 December 1918 aboard HT Karoola disembarking on the 1 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal