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CRITCH, Archibald Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22299 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Millman |
| Died: | Garden City, Victoria, Australia, 29 August 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 22299, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 22299, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 22299, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, From 23rd Field Artillery Brigade (Howitzer) | |
| 16 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22299, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted and served under alias Archibald Joseph Venville.
Son of George Isaac Critch and Mary Ellen Critch nee Doran of Norseman, WA formerly from South Melbourne, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 17 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal