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GILCHRIST, Charles Bertie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3791 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Watchem, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Watchem, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Watchem, Victoria, 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Watchem Cemetery Church of England Section, Grave 40 |
| Memorials: | Watchem War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3791, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3791, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 3791, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 29 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 15 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3791, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Thomas Gilchrist and Phoebe Ann Gilchrist nee Freeman of Watchem, Victoria
During 1924 Charles married Dorothy Grace Sheed in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on the 23 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal