Archibald ARBUCKLE

ARBUCKLE, Archibald

Service Number: 704
Enlisted: 5 February 1916, West Maitland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 34th Infantry Battalion
Born: Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 1898
Home Town: Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling: West Wallsend Public School
Occupation: Carter
Died: Died of Wounds, France, 27 February 1917
Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Plot VIII, Row B, Grave 173, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

5 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 704, 34th Infantry Battalion, West Maitland
2 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 704, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 704, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Archibald ARBUCKLE was born in Lithgow, NSW in 1898

His parents were Andrew ARBUCKLE & Annie DERRICK who married in Lithgow in 1897

He enlisted in West Maitland on 5th February, 1916 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Hororata on 2nd May, 1916 with the 34th Infantry Battalion, C Company

He died of wounds in France on 27th February, 1917 and is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

"WE CANNOT FORGET HIM - WE LOVED HIM TOO DEARLY"