Henry Joseph ARCHER

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Service Number:	262
Enlisted:	14 April 1915, Lismore, New Sout Wales
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 2 October 1893
Home Town:	Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, Goulburn, New South Wales
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

14 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lismore, New Sout Wales
24 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 262, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 262, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
3 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 262, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 262 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-03
Date unknown:	Involvement 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Son of Henry and Margaret Archer, Clinton Street, Goulburn, New South Wales

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal