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BLACKSHAW, Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 439 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 June 1916, Enlisted in Charters Towers. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Well Borer |
| Died: | 13 March 1954, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Charters Towers Monumental & Lawn Cemetery, Queensland LYND, Section 4, Plot 512, Grave # 11615 |
| Memorials: | Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 439, 7th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted in Charters Towers. | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 439, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 439, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Company | |
| 21 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 439, 4th Machine Gun Company, Returned to Australia | |
| 26 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 439, 4th Machine Gun Company |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matthew Whitehead
On 19 February 1918 Archibald married Elisa Violet ARNFIELD in Leeds, UK. In January 1920 Archibald and Elisa left Charters Towers for London. They did not return to Australia until 1953 after living in Nigeria and London where Archibald was a successful water borer. They settled in Broken Hill, NSW upon their return. Archibald is buried in Charters Towers Cemetery.