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ARCHIBALD, Eric Lyle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 January 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 1 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Cairns Boys School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Tropical Fever , Wewak, Sepik District, Papua New Guinea , 17 July 1939, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Catholic Mission Wirui Cemetery, Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Cairns Boys' State School |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 17 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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