BOLINGBROKE, Archdale George
| Service Numbers: | 63, Q185196 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Townsville |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Infantry Training Battalions |
| Born: | Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England, 26 January 1880 |
| Home Town: | Woombye, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Tonbridge Public School, UK |
| Occupation: | Station Accountant, Postmaster |
| Died: | Illness, Caboolture, Queensland, Australia, 17 May 1968, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 1, Section 13 |
| Memorials: | Charleville War Memorial, McKinlay War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 63, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Townsville | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order | |
| 29 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 63, 5th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
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| 11 Oct 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, Q185196, Infantry Training Battalions |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Archdale George BOLINGBROKE was born in Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, UK on 26th January, 1880
His parents were Frederick Henry BOLINGBROKE & Mary Helen DOUTON who married in England in 1877 (registered in Chelsea)
He married Violet Esther BURBIDGE on 5th March, 1919 in Queensland - only child David Eric was born in 1920 & died in 1935 of illness aged 15 years
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Service Details
He first served for England in the Boer War where he joined as a Trooper in December, 1899
He served with the 115 Sharpshooters) Company, 25th Batallion Imperial Yeomanry (8164) and the 89th Montgomeryshire Company, 9th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry as a Lieutenant
Medals: Queens South Africa Medal with 3 clasps & Kings South Africa Medal with 2 clasps
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He enlisted as a Private on 21st September, 1914 in Townsville, Queensland & embarked from Sydney on the ship Persic on 21st December, 1914 (as 2nd Lieutenant) with the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment - he was wounded several times and also lost an eye during WW1
He returned to Australia on 22nd December, 1918 from Suez on the ship Leicestershire and was discharged on 29th March, 1919
Ranks:
Private 21.9.14
Corporal 14.10.14
Lance Sergeant 16.10.14
2nd Lieutenant 27.11.14
Lieutenant 1.5.15
Captain 8.3.16
Major 21.8.16
War Service Egypt & Gallipoli
Honours & Awards:
He was awarded a Distinguished Service Order on 26th Marh, 1917 for conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty. He showed great dash and initiative in leading troops forward to the capture of a hostile artillery observation post, afterward taking an active part in a bayonet charge against enemy trenches (Comonwealth Gazette No. 219, 20th December, 1917
He was also Mention in dispatches from General Sir Archibald Murray for gallant or distinguished conduct in the field or for other valuable services later in 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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During WW2 he enlisted again on 14th June 1940 & was discharged on 11th October, 1941 - last Unit was the Training Battalion Staff - rank Major
Archdale died in Caboolture War Veterans Home on 17th May, 1968 and was cremated at the Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium
IN MEMORY OF AN AMAZING MAN
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