Reginald Boyd GILCHRIST
Year of Birth: 1921
Place of Birth: Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 25 September 1941, Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Private
Unit(s): 2/12 Battalion Australian Infantry
Service Number: QX36500
Died: 7 November 1944
Age: 23 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row B – Grave 8
Reginald, the son of Thomas Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Richardson) Gilchrist was born 24 March 1921.
On his enlistment form his height was 5 feet 10¾ inches with light brown eyes and light brown hair.
Private Reginald Gilchrist was killed when riding a motor-cycle when it collided with a truck near the Edge Hill Railway Crossing. His pillion rider, Private Caskey, was also killed.
Private Reginald Boyd Gilchrist’s name is on the Gympie Roll of Honour and also located at panel 36 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (GILCHRIST Reginald Boyd) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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