GILCHRIST, Arthur Allan
| Service Number: | 69032 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Albert Park, Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 29 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 69032, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 69032, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Carpentaria embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Nov 1918: | Embarked Private, 69032, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, SS Carpentaria, Sydney | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 69032, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Gilchrist and Marian Hardie Gilchrist nee Allan of 34 Berkerley Street, Hawthorn, Victoria.
Brother of Harold Gilchrist who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while serving with the 6th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate Ypres; Robert Bruce Gilchrist who returned to Australia on 8 September 1918 having served with the 58th Battlion; Andrew Hardie Gilchrist who returned to Australia on 4 January 1919 as ship was recalled while serving with the 10th General Service Reinforcements
In 1934c Arthur married Mabel G. Timms in Corowa, NSW
Disembarked at Sydney on 28 November for onward travel to Melbourne aboard Riverina after troopship was recalled
Medal: British War Medal
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