William Charles GILCHRIST

Regimental number70672
OccupationScrub cutter
Next of kinSister, Mrs R Carruthers, Chelwood Street, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 35th Reinforcements, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 101 Tofua on 2 March 1918
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Place of burialGouzencourt New British Cemetery (Special Memorial A.5), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs L.H. Gilchrist, SI, Terrace Street, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 80, p. 7

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