Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Private Edward William Gilchrist
Gilchrist E W Pte 1750 Edward William 14 Inf Bn 22 Pavior Single RC
Address: Moonee Ponds, Davies St, 29
Next of Kin: Gilchrist, M, brother, 29 Davies St, Moonee Ponds brother now enlisted
Mrs M Pedler, 3 Ovens St, Moonee Ponds (notify sister)
Enlisted: 30 Dec 1914
Embarked: A9 Shropshire 20 Mar 1915
Relatives on Active Service:
Gilchrist E M Pte 5695 brother DOW
Gilchrist J Pte 2430 brother
Date of death: 27/08/1915
CWGC: "Son of Thomas and Mary Gilchrist. Native of Victoria, Australia".
LONE PINE MEMORIAL
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Gilchrist E W Pte No 1750 Reported Missing
KIA 27.8.15
Informant states that at the Suvla Bay Landing in August, at Anafarta, most of those killed in the 14th Btn were killed under the following circumstances: - The 'Retire' was sounded, and we had to retire leaving the dead and wounded behind. We carried those we could, and all who could walk followed behind, the remainder of the wounded we had to abandon. Amongst the latter was the above named Gilchrist, who was undoubtedly burnt to death". informant added that his chum who was a Londoner, whose name is unknown to the informant, tried to pull the casualty out of the fire, but failed, and himself was destroyed by shell fire.
Ref H Smith
No 1816
14th Btn
Capel Street
N. Melbourne
--- Informant inquired of L/Cpl Jones of the 14th Btn who was in the Base Hospital about this casualty. He told informant that this man was missing after the Lonesome Pine charge, and no trace could be found of him.
Pte W V S Jones
No 1527, 6th Btn, 4th Rfcts
21 Crockford Street
Port Melbourne
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1044551--1-.PDF
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War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
Moonee Ponds West State School*
Anzac Honoured Dead 21 Aug 1915
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour killed Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Missing
In Memoriam
GILCHRIST.—In loving memory of our dear bro-
ther. Private E. W Gilchrist (Bill), reported killed in
action on 27th August, 1915, at Gallipoli.
Our loved one at rest.
-(Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in law,
Annie and Charles Trewin, Nathalia.)
The Argus 27 August 1918
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1406924'
No further notices to 1920.
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