CHISHOLM, Gillies
(Service number 38936)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 31/10/1885 | Place of Birth | Sutherlands |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 7 October 1916 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Miss Maggie CHISHOLM (sister), Sutherlands, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 May 1969 | Age | 83 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Gillies Chisholm was the eighth son of William and Isabella (née Sinclair) Gillies, both of whom hailed from Scotland, and a twin of Margaret Catherine Chisholm. Gillies was called up in 1917 but he had already enlisted in 1916. In 1920 he married Mary Magowan, who predeceased him by more than twenty years. Two brothers served in World War I - John Sinclair and William; and a third, James, enlisted..
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 April 2019]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [25 April 2019]
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