Henry ARCHER

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Service Numbers:	82, V19120
Enlisted:	17 January 1915, Castlemaine, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Headquarters 3rd Garrison Brigade
Born:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 15 July 1895
Home Town:	Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Barkers Creek State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of unspecified illness, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1941, aged 46 years
Cemetery:	Chewton General Cemetery C. of E. Sec. A. Grave 479
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 82, 21st Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 82, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 82, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 82, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
10 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 82, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
25 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company, France
12 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 82, 5th Machine Gun Company, RTA 22 September 1919 and discharged (SNLR) after having served 18 months of a 2 year prison sentence (commuted from 7 years) for desertion while in the field.

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, V19120
4 Sep 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V19120, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic)
13 Sep 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V19120, Headquarters 3rd Garrison Brigade
Date unknown:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3 Garrison Brigade

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He appears to have served in WWI as Private, Service Number 82, in the 5th Machine Gun Battalion.

He served in WWII Iin the Australian Infantry HQ 3 Garrison Battallion.