http://www.wanganuilibrary.com/ww1/2009/10/26/monday-26th-october-1914/ Wanganui & the Great War Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.wanganuilibrary.com/ww1/2009/10/26/monday-26th-october-1914/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Gillian Tasker Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:12:31 +0000 http://www.wanganuilibrary.com/ww1/?p=264#comment-22 Hi Anna According to Auckland Museum's Cenotaph Database (see www.aucklandmuseum.com) Private William Louis John Gilchrist (also known as Jack Gilchrist) died of disease. You can view Private Gilchrist's military record that records that the disease was "Ptomaine Poisoning" at Archives New Zealand's Archway database: www.archway.archives.govt.nz. Just type the name "Jack Gilchrist" into the search field and you will find a digitised copy of Private Gilchrist's full military record. Page 15 of his records includes the conclusions of the Doctor on board the transport ship. Ptomaine poisoning is a term for food poisoning thought to be caused by poisonous alkaloids created in decaying food. This theory has been discounted by modern medicine. Hi Anna
According to Auckland Museum’s Cenotaph Database (see http://www.aucklandmuseum.com) Private William Louis John Gilchrist (also known as Jack Gilchrist) died of disease. You can view Private Gilchrist’s military record that records that the disease was “Ptomaine Poisoning” at Archives New Zealand’s Archway database: http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz. Just type the name “Jack Gilchrist” into the search field and you will find a digitised copy of Private Gilchrist’s full military record. Page 15 of his records includes the conclusions of the Doctor on board the transport ship. Ptomaine poisoning is a term for food poisoning thought to be caused by poisonous alkaloids created in decaying food. This theory has been discounted by modern medicine.

]]> http://www.wanganuilibrary.com/ww1/2009/10/26/monday-26th-october-1914/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Anna Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:23:10 +0000 http://www.wanganuilibrary.com/ww1/?p=264#comment-18 Any way of knowing how Pvt Gilchrist died? Any way of knowing how Pvt Gilchrist died?

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