William James ARCHBOLD

ARCHBOLD, William James

Service Number: 3257
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, France
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
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World War 1 Service

21 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3257, Rockhampton, Queensland
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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Biography

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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