Regimental number | 6462 |
Place of birth | Renfrew, Scotland |
School | Clare Public School, South Australia, and Advanced Schools, Scotland |
Other training | Was a member of the Clare Rifle Club for 1 year. |
Age on arrival in Australia | 10 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Tailors traveller |
Address | Clare, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L Gilchrist, Barberton via Moora, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 178), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 59 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and T GILCHRIST; husband of Lucy GILCHRIST, Hawkstone Street, Carlisle, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked from Melbourne, 21 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916. Marched into 3rd Training Bn, Durrington Camp, 29 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 5 February 1917 (bronchitis: severe). Died of bronchitis, 6 February 1917. Buried Durrington Cemetery, 9 February 1917. Medal: British War Medal |