ARCHIBALD, John Mcillip
| Service Number: | VX4566 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 15 January 1913 |
| Home Town: | Frankston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 25 February 1994, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX4566 | |
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| 3 Aug 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX4566 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private John McIllop Archibald (Service No:VX4566) enlisted in the Australian Army on 1 December 1939. Private Archibald was attached to AASC 6 Division when he Discharged on 3 August 1942 to enlist in the RAN.
On 12 August 1942 Ordinary Seaman Archibald (Service No:PM4856) enlisted in the RAN and served on HMAS Cerberus, Kanimbla and Westralia. Able Seaman Archibald was attached to HMAS Cerberus when he was Discharged on 5 November 1945.
Born in 1913 in Scotland, Jock was a Labourer in Frankston Victoria in 1939. In 1942 he married Agnes (Tubba) Jean Shout (b1920 in Dandenong, Victoria). Jock and Tubba settled in Frankston where Jock worked as a Labourer and House Painter. Jock died in 1994 and Tubba in 2011.