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John CHISHOLM

Regimental number3049
Place of birthAirdrie Lanarkshire, Scotland
SchoolAlbert School Airdrie
Other trainingnone
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationIronturner
Address27 Gardner Street, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Jno Chisholm, I G Buchanan Street, Airdrie, Scotland
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 June 1918
Place of death or woundingBuried Querrieu British Cemetry, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialQuerrieu British Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jesie CHISHOLM, 1 Buchanan Street, Airdrie, Scotland

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