Archibald Henry SEARLE

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SEARLE, Archibald Henry

Service Number:	88
Enlisted:	11 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Hampton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling:	Box Hill Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed In Action, Bira-Ifteis, Palestine, Syria, 13 July 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" German plane dropped the notification of his death
Memorials:	Jerusalem Memorial

World War 1 Service

11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 88, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 88, Army Pay Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 88, Army Pay Corps (AIF), HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
1 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF), In the field
12 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), In the field
1 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), In the field
13 Jul 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Squadron AFC awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-07-13

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Cecil and Jessie Hannah Searle of 'Woorayl', Grenville Street, Hampton, Vic; brother of Edgar Thomas Searle MID who returned to Australia

Plane was Bi-plane 7133 which was doing a recoonaisance of Beersheba and Irgeig when it was attacked by an enemy plane. The port wing folded and the plane crashed tot he ground

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the cadets.

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