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GILCHRIST, Albert Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11068 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Cullen, Bauffshire, Scotland, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cullen School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Bronchial Pneumonia, Illness (Pneumonia), Australian Voluntary Hospital, Wimereux, France, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot 1, Row M, Grave 18A, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Gleneagle Roman Catholic Cemetery, Gleneagle, Queensland, Australia, Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11068, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 11068, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 11068, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 8 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 11068, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 11068 awm_unit: 24th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-05-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 22 years
Son of George and Kate Gilchrist of Cullen, Scotland
Husband of Elizabeth Bissett Cilchrist of 'Glenlossie', Peacock Street, Balgowlah, NSW formerly of 34 East Esplanade, Manly, NSW. Father of Florence Isabel Gilchrist
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal