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GILCHRIST, Joseph Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX12291 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Maryborough, Qld., 3 January 1916 |
| Home Town: | Wietalaba, Gladstone, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Getter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 30 December 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A7 E 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll, Gympie WW2, Imbil War Memorial, Kandanga Cemetery Memorial, Tiaro War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, QX12291 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX12291, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Rockhampton, Qld. | |
| 30 Dec 1942: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph Walter and Irene Gilchrist, of Valley, Queensland.
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE
GILCHRIST.— In proud and loving memory of our dear Son and Brother, QX12291, Tpr. J. W. Gilchrist, 2/7 Cav., A.I.F., returned, killed in action in the
battle of Sanananda, 30/12/1042.
No one he loved was by his side
To hear his last faint sigh;
Or whisper Just one loving word,
Before he closed his eyes.
Inserted by his mother and family.
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