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ARCHER, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4134 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Golden Point, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Chewton, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Messenger |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4134, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4134, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 5th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 5th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 5th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW to both eyes and left arm and thigh. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 10 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 5th Infantry Battalion, RTA 31 March 1919 and discharged as MU (eyes excised). |
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