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John ARCHIBALD

Regimental number5224
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolPublic School
Age on arrival in Australia14
ReligionProtestant
OccupationFarm hand
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, G Archibald, Rosemouth Street, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Compulsory Training scheme.
Enlistment date21 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death18
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 6), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Elizabeth ARCHIBALD, Rosemount Street, Windsor, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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