GILCHRIST E.

GILCHRIST E.

Given Names: Edward

Service Number: 2032

Unit: 29th Battalion, 3rd reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number: 158278

Age: 33 Yrs 3 Mths

Occupation: Labourer

Marital Status: Married

Religion: Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 6 In

Weight: 146 Lbs

Chest: 33-36½ In

Hair: Dark Brown

Eyes: Grey

Complexion: Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 4/8/1915

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Minnie Gilchrist

71 Cobden Steet, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 18/2/1916

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Berrima

Embarked: 2/1/1919

Disembarked: 17/2/1919

Unit: 5th Battalion

Rank: Private

Discharge Date: 19/4/1919

Place: Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 35828

Victory Medal: 35549

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1882

Place: Mitcham, South Australia

Father: Patrick GILCHRIST

Mother: Mary Ann MORAN

MARRIAGE

Year: 1903

Place:

Spouse: Minnie May SMITH

DEATH

Date or Year: 1968

Place: Parkville, Victoria

Burial: ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 19-20/7/1916; gun shot wound, right knee & left eye