Archibald John (Archie) WARD

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WARD, Archibald John

Service Numbers:	775, S212139, S213556
Enlisted:	20 February 1917, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Norwood, South Australia, 30 June 1898
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Traveller
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 10 October 1972, aged 74 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

20 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 775, Adelaide, South Australia
30 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 775, 15th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 775, 15th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne

World War 2 Service

27 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Private, S212139, Adelaide, South Australia
28 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Private, S213556, Keswick, South Australian

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Biography contributed by Brett Ward

20 Feb 1917 enlisted South Australia;

27 Oct 1917 assigned to 15th Machine Gun Company;

31 Dec 1917 transferred to 24th Infantry Battalion;

23 Apr 1918 transferred to 27th Infantry Battalion

Biography contributed by Brett Ward

20 Feb 1917 enlisted South Australia; 27 Oct 1917 assigned to 14/15th Machine Gun Company; 31 Dec 1917 taken on stength 24th Battalion; 23 Apr 1918 to reinforce 27th Battalion

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