HARPER, Archibald Victor Vivian
| Service Number: | 1674 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Geurie, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Geurie, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Geurie Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 27 August 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Old Dubbo Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Eumungerie - Coboco RSL Memorial, Geurie Honour Roll, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1674, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1674, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1674, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Archibald Harper was born in 1890 in Geurie, New South Wales, one of ten children born to James Harper, a jockey, and his wife, Margaret. Geurie is about 30 kilometres south east of Dubbo, New South Wales. When Archibald was ten years old his father died in a horse fall near Geurie, at 38 years of age. Archibald and his brothers and sisters attended Geurie Public School.
He and his brothers Norman and Alexander enlisted together in the Australian Imperial Force on New Year’s Day 1916 at Dubbo, receiving consecutive service numbers in the 54th Battalion.
Archie’s two brothers died in 1917. 1676 Pte Norman Harper 54th Battalion was killed in action, 15 May 1917 and 1675 Pte Alexander John Harper 54th Battalion died of wounds in Belgium 15 October 1917.
Archie survived the war, transferring to the Australian Veterinary Hospital after his second brother died. He married a Lillian Florence Eaton in England on 12 May 1919. He returned to Australia with his wife during July 1919.
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