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GILCHRIST, Edward William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1750 |
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Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Enlisted in Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Pavior (Paver) |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 41 No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1750, Enlisted in Melbourne | |
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20 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1750, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
20 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1750, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Mary Gilchrist; brother of Mr. M. Gilchrist and Mary Pedlar
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal