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Archibald James JEFFERIES

Regimental number1641
Place of birthLumley Buildings, Pimlico, London, England
SchoolPark Walk L.C.C. Board School, Chelsea, England
Other trainingButchers assistant
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWalaroy, Kelso, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Edward Jeffries, 21 Blantyre Street, Kings Road, Chelsea, England
Previous military serviceKilled in action, he was buried at a village near Aubigny.
Enlistment date22 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 June 1918
Place of death or woundingCorbie, France
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemeteryt Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 40), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Edwin and Eliza Jane JEFFERIES, 21 Blantyre Street, Chelsea, London. Native of Pimlico, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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