ARCHDALL, Basil
| Service Number: | 31030 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1916, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 21 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rockhampton Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Gregory Private Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 May 1944, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Portion 12 - 41 - 27 |
| Memorials: | Melbourne Bank of Australasia Roll of Honour WW1, Rockhampton Grammar School WWI Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 31030, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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| 19 Dec 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 31030, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 31030, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RMS Orontes, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Hewan Leslie ARCHDALL and Henrietta Maria nee MILLS, Moiralan, North Quay, Brisbane, Queensland
The death occurred in the Gregory Private Hospital In Brisbane on Wednesday morning, of Mr. Basil Archdall. Mr. Archdall was 48 years old, and had been in ill-health for some months and was taken by plane to Brisbane on 27th April, where until his death he was an inmate of the Gregory Prrvate Hospital.
After the great war, he was a member of the staff of the Longreach branch of the Bank of Australasia and was then transferred to the Brisbane branch. He was appointed manager of the branches at Hamilton and Armidale (N S.W.) and then to George Street, Brisbane. He was the only son of Mr. H. L. Archdall, senior P M. in Brisbane. Mr. Archdall, who was unmarried, is survived by his parents (Brisbane) and his twin sister (Mrs. B Gibson. Goondiwindi) Mr. Archdall was a member of the Longreach Club and the Legacy Club (Brisbane).