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ARCHER, Richard Donithorne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5646 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lucknow State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bienvillers Military Cemetery Plot V111, Row D, Grave 9, Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Bienvillers, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5646, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5646, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 5646, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel Archer and Rose Archer of Bairnsdale, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal