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ARCHBOLD, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3257 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newbury Junction, Mackay, Queensland, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mackay High School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 26 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Plot 111, Row C, Grave 13, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Marian Roll of Honour, Walkerston Pioneer War Memorial Hall Honour Roll 1914-1918 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3257, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3257, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3257, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 26 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3257, 41st Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3257 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-26 |
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Son of James and Mary Archbold, of Newbury Junction, Mackay, Queensland.
"...3257 Private William James Archbold, 52nd Battalion, of Mackay, Qld. Formerly a farmer, Pte Archbold enlisted on 2 February 1916 and as a member of the 8th Reinforcements he embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 23 December 1916. He later served on the Western Front with 41st Battalion where he was killed in action on 26 May 1918." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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