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ARCHER, Henry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 82, V19120 |
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Enlisted: | 17 January 1915, Castlemaine, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Headquarters 3rd Garrison Brigade |
Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 15 July 1895 |
Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
Schooling: | Barkers Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of unspecified illness, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1941, aged 46 years |
Cemetery: |
Chewton General Cemetery C. of E. Sec. A. Grave 479 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 82, 21st Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic. | |
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10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 82, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 82, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 82, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
10 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 82, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
25 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company, France | |
12 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 82, 5th Machine Gun Company, RTA 22 September 1919 and discharged (SNLR) after having served 18 months of a 2 year prison sentence (commuted from 7 years) for desertion while in the field. |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V19120 | |
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4 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V19120, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
13 Sep 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V19120, Headquarters 3rd Garrison Brigade | |
Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3 Garrison Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He appears to have served in WWI as Private, Service Number 82, in the 5th Machine Gun Battalion.
He served in WWII Iin the Australian Infantry HQ 3 Garrison Battallion.