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GILCHRIST, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1648 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Koo Wee Rup, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | South Springvale, Victoria, Australia, June 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on the 25 June 1975. Interred on 14 November in the Garden of No Distant Place and held in perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1648, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1648, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1648, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In England | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1648, 59th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the back and invalided to England on the 5 October 1917 | |
| 25 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1648, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Mycarditis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Gilchrist and Florence Gilchrist nee Hyam of Kooweerup, Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother Albert James of 'Argyle', Kooweerup, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1918 disembarking on the 13 April 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Richmond Cadets
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