ARCHIBALD, Frank Richard
| Service Number: | NX15456 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walcha, New South Wales, Australia, 17 February 1915 |
| Home Town: | Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 24 November 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Section A, Plot 7, Row D, Grave 22. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kempsey Streets of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX15456 | |
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| 17 May 1940: | Enlisted NX15456, Paddington, New South Wales | |
| 17 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX15456, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW |
Frank's Story
Frank Richard Archibald was killed on the 24th November,1942, killed by a snipper's bullet. He was an Aboriginal man, but the Law of the time said that he was not a citizen of Australia.
His body was later interred at Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.
His Parents Frank & Sarah Archibald received a letter for "BUCKINGHAM PALACE"
which read, the Queen & I offer you our heartfelt sympathy in your great sorrow,
we pray that your country's gratitude for a life so notably given in its service may bring you some measure of consolation.
Submitted 2 September 2023 by Rhonda Riley
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frank and Sarah Elizabeth Archibald, of Burnt Bridge, New South Wales.
HE SACRIFICED ALL FOR US
PTE Frank Richard Archibald was born in the Kempsey region and enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1940. The eldest of 1 3 children to Frank and Sarah Archibald, he served in the 2/2nd Infantiy Battalion of the 16th brigade in the 6th Division and saw conflict in Tobruk, Greece and New Guinea. At just 27 years of age, he was killed in action by an enemy sniper.
Biography contributed by Graham Prior
Richard Archibald St, off River St, Greenhill Kempsey is named for him.
STREETS OF HONOUR - The Macleay Valley's Tribute to its silent heroes
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