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GILCHRIST, Charles Anthony
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 893 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Horse |
| Born: | Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1875 |
| Home Town: | Willoughby, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Willoughby Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, Kimberley, South Africa, Kimberley, Kimberley Area, Cape Colony, South Africa, 13 March 1900, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gladstone Cemetery, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatswood Boer War Memorial Fountain, Gundagai Boer War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement 893 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 893, 1st Australian Horse | |
| 14 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 893, 1st Australian Horse, SS Langton Grange, Newcastle for South Africa | |
| 13 Mar 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 893, 1st Australian Horse |
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