Regimental number | 3317 |
Place of birth | Sunbury, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Riddell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Jno. Gilchrist, Main Street, Riddell, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 7), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Esther GILCHRIST, 193 Rathmines, Fairfield, Victoria |