ARCHIBALD, Ernest Chapman Whinfield
| Service Number: | 503 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Bendigo |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tennyson Bamawm, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bamawm State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot IV, Row B, Grave 37, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 503, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 503, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 503, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 503, 38th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ernest Chapman Whinfield ARCHIBALD was born in 1896 At Pannoo Bamawm, Victoria
His parents were James ARCHIBALD & Elizabeth Margaret WHINFIELD
He enlisted in Bendigo on 3rd March, 1916 & embarked with the 38th Infantry Battalion on the ship HMAT Runic on 20th June,1916
He was Killed in Action in France on 5th December, 1916 when he was shot by a sniper - he is buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemeteery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave 37)
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Harold James ARCHIBALD (SN 504) also served in the 38th Battalion and returned to Australia in 1918
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