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GILCHRIST, William Halton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2046 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Minmi, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Redhead, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2046, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2046, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2046, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 22 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2046, 30th Infantry Battalion, Severe bullet wound to the right knee and invalided to England on the 23 January 1917 | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2046, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wound of the right knee |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Janet Gilchrist of Minmi, NSW
Husband of Elizabeth Anne Gilchrist of Redhead, NSW. Father of Janet Gilchrist, Herbert John Gilchrist and Vida Gilchrist
Commenced return to Australia on 31 October 1917 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on the 31 December 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal