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ALLCHIN (ALCHIN), Archie Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2212, S213009 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1914, At Oaklands (Warradale) |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5 Advanced Ordnance Depot |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, SA, 26 November 1880 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Plympton, North, SA, 9 October 1962, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval 3A 58 |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 5th Pioneer Battalion, At Oaklands (Warradale) | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2212, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2212, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 10th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2212, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 10th Infantry Battalion, Repatriated on the Shropshire 13 May 1919 |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Dec 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, S213009, 5 Advanced Ordnance Depot, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
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| 6 Dec 1939: | Enlisted S213009, Adelaide, SA | |
| 1 Dec 1943: | Discharged Sergeant, S213009, 5 Advanced Ordnance Depot |
Personal Stories
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NOTE: The spelling of the Family name was incorrectly transcribed as ALCHIN on the AWM Embarkation Roll. The spelling has been corrected on this Memorial to accord with that record in the official Service Record. Chief Moderator - February 2018.
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