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GILCHRIST, Edward Ferdinand
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1752 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915, Enlisted at Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balranald, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1752, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Swan Hill, Victoria | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1752, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1752, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Dec 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1752, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1752 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Gilchrist and Myra M. Gilchrist of Balranald, NSW. Next of kin given as his sister Mabel Mira Baker nee Gilchrist of Lake Boga, Victoria
During 1920c Edward married Lilian B. Thomas in Hurstville, NSW. In 1967 Edward was living in Oatley, NSW
Commenced return to Australia o 29 August 1915 abord HT Euripides
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal