MACLAGAN, Archibald George Remington
| Service Number: | 5759 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Blackboy, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | At sea, Melbourne, Victoria, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College Fallen Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5759, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy, Western Australia | |
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| 15 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5759, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5759, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle |
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Archibalds parents were George MacLAGAN and Frances Anne MILLER
He married Doris Beatrice Margaret BEARE in 1905 in Western Australia
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From the book Fallen Saints
Archibald George Remington Maclagan of Claremont Western Australia was born at sea off the coast of Melbourne, Victoria. He attended St Peter's College 1894-1896 and was later employed as a bank clerk near Burra South Australia. When he enlisted in Perth on 16 May 1916, he was almost 37 years of age and had been working as a labourer in Claremont.
In early April, he joined the 18th quota of reinforcements for the 11th Battalion at Blackboy Hill Camp and sailed from Fremantle aboard HMAT Ajana on 15 July. After disembarking at Plymouth, England on 1 September, he was taken on the strength of the 3rd Training Battalion and did not join the 11th Battalion in France until February 1917.
While at Shelter Wood Camp, he was found guilty of being absent without leave from his billet from 9 p.m., on 12 March until apprehended by the Military Police at 9 a.m., the following day; his CO awarded him 144 hours Field Punishment No. 2 with a total forfeiture of four days pay.
At 2 a.m., on 10 April, the 11th Battalion, with the assistance of C Company, 10th Battalion, pushed well forward of Boursies to relieve the 12th Battalion and it was during this action that 5759 Private Maclagan was killed; he was 38 years of age.
When completing the Australian War Memorial circular for the Roll of Honour Archibald’s widow added that he was the nephew of William Dalrymple Maclagan the Archbishop of York, England. She also attached a short note.
Lieutenant Brice (sic) Bunny told me that my husband died with his hand in his own Easter Monday morning 9.4.17. not on 10.4.17 as I was notified. He, Lieutenant Gerald Campbell & my husband were all wounded together but my husband lived for 5 hours after with one leg blown off –then a bullet or something went thro’ his chest and he died soon after. [i]
[i] Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour Cards 145, 1914-1918 War, Army - Maclagan, Archibald George Remington, viewed 30 October 2005
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