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GILCHRIST, Alexander John Stewart
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3913 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW Rank of Acting Corporla |
| Last Rank: | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Linotype Operator |
| Died: | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3913, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW Rank of Acting Corporla | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement 3913, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked 3913, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, From Temporary Corporal | |
| 2 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 16 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 25 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 3913, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Archibald K. Gilchrist and Margaret A. Gilchrist of Ross Hill, Inverell, NSW
During 1919 Alexander married Stella McAlpine in Uralla, NSW
Awarded Meritorious Service Medal. London Gazette on 18 January 1919, page 1021, position 67; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 June 1919, page 940, position 26
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on the 3 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal