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Corporal George Harvey Gilchrist

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-03-19
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Greta Taylor Gilchrist, wife. 182 Perth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Lumberman
Occupation (normalized): Logger (General)
Address: 182 Perth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1918-09-03
Cause of death: Died of wounds

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 172017
Highest Rank: Corporal (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-08-08 to 1918-09-03
  2. Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-04-15 to 1918-08-08
  3. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-09-07 to 1918-04-15
  4. Sergeant (Army). 1916-07-06 to 1917-09-06
  5. Sergeant (Army). 1915-08-14 to 1916-07-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 3, 1918 at Cagnicourt
Commemoration location: Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 52068
LAC ID: 412821
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3523-S026
Uploader's Notes:

Son of John Campbell Gilchrist and Elizabeth Steven Gilchrist (nee Levack); husband of Greta Gilchrist (nee Taylor, later Eyre) married July 30, 1912

Prior service with the QOR

Uploader's Research notes: 83rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Transport Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Transport Section Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-23