Stanley Crampton GILCHRIST MM*

GILCHRIST, Stanley Crampton

    Service Numbers: 1719, 1719A
    Enlisted: 21 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Cricket umpire
    Died: Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1983, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    21 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1719, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    16 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 1719, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    16 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 1719, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    27 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion
    5 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1719, 23rd Infantry Battalion
    21 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In the field
    24 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, From 23rd Battalion. Letter 'A' added to his service number
    3 Sep 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion
    14 May 1919: Honoured Military Medal and bar, Military Medal:- At Herleville east of Amiens on 18 August 1918 while encouraging the men under heavy fire until an Officer arrived London Gazette on 14 May 1919, page 6057, at position 64 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 September 1919, page 1367, position 39 Bar to Military Medal:- For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attacks near Estrees, east of Peronne, on 3rd/4th October 1918. In crossing a gully considerable resistance was met with among a group of shelters and bivouacs close to a quarry. Sergeant Gilchrist collected a party of men and reinforced the scouts who had pushed on ahead and were engaged in a bayonet fight. He led this small party with splendid dash, killing two Germans himself and securing several prisoners. On arrival at the objective he showed fine initiative in pushing his posts out on better ground in front, thus covering the remainder of the company. Next morning in a further attack he demonstrated his capabilities as a vigorous and daring leader. Military Medal awarded 18 October 1918 London Gazette on 23 July 1919, page 9347, position 11 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 October 1919, page 1532, position 36
    27 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1719A, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Thomas John Gilchrist and Susan Gilchrist nee Tresize of Camberwell, Victoria.

    Next of kin given as his brother James Gilchrist of 2 William Street, Footscray

    During 1925 Stanley married Ethel Maude Edwards in Victoria

    Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Castalia disembarking on the 30 May 1919

    Medals: Military Medal and Bar, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    MM 14/5/19 bar 23/7/19

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