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GILCHRIST, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2474 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Albert Park State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Ledgerkeeper |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium , 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 7), Belgium |
| Memorials: | Footscray Employees of Michaelis Hallenstein & Co. Pty. Ltd., Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2474, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2474, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2474, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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