Ernest ARCHER

ARCHER, Ernest

Service Number: WX14748
Enlisted: 2 July 1941, Claremont, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born: Collie, Western Australia, 1 February 1906
Home Town: Collie, Collie, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Yardman
Died: Killed in Action, Papua , 11 December 1942, aged 36 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

2 Jul 1941: Enlisted Private, WX14748, Claremont, Western Australia
2 Jul 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX14748, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
11 Dec 1942: Involvement Private, WX14748, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua

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