GILCHRIST, Albert Vincent
| Service Number: | 3317 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Riddell, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 24 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row C, Grave 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Riddell District Honor Roll Board, Riddells Creek Riddell District Honour Roll Plaque, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Sunbury War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3317, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3317, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3317, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Esther Gilchrist of 193 Rathmines Street, Fairfield, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Ross Martin
Albert Gilchrist was born in Sunbury and attended the Sunbury State School. He was a carpenter by trade.
He joined the AIF on 22/7/1915 and left Australia on 11/10/1915 abourd HMAT Nestor. He was part of the 8th Battalion.
The Battalion arrived in France on 31/3/1916 and was sent to an area between Steenwerck and Bailleul to the south of Ypreeau Rosenberg, but in 1931 the Chateau owners asked for the grave to be moved, and he was reburied in the Berks Cemetery Es.
Albert was killed in action, probably by shellfire on 24/6/1916 in the Messines sector. He was first buried in the grounds of the Chateau Rosenberg but in 1931 the chateau owners asked for the graves to be removed, and he was reburied in the Berks Cemetery Extension, Wallonie, Belgium, south of Ypres.
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