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ARCHIBALD, Tom
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2775, QX50052, Q185198 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1916, Charters Towers, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 9 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | February 1970, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Winton General Cemetery, Qld RSL Section |
| Memorials: | Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2775, 41st Infantry Battalion, Charters Towers, Qld. | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2775, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2775, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, Q185198, also QX50052 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, QX50052, also Q185198 | |
| 19 Dec 1945: | Discharged QX50052 | |
| 19 Dec 1945: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted QX50052 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Archibald, 44 Caldwell Street, Devonport, England
After the war Tom moved to Pozieres near Stanthorpe and in 1925 married an English girl, Gladys Walsh. The couple had 4 children.
Tom joined the Militia in WW2. Later he moved to Redbank and served till 1945. He then moved west again, to Fairymead, then Granton and Bouila and Majuba at Maxwelton. Tom and Gladys moved into Winton in 1964 and he worked as a bookeeper for Norm & Ada Lenton at Central Motors until his death in 1970.
His name is recorded on the WW1 Winton Methodist Church Honour Roll.
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