William John ARCHER

ARCHER, William John

    Service Number: 321
    Enlisted: 18 January 1915, Castlemaine, Vic.
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
    Schooling: Barkers Creek State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 321, 21st Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
    10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 321, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 321, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    29 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 321, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    4 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 321, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
    28 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, England
    18 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 321, 57th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, SW to chest and ankle (fractured) sustained near Villers-Bretonneux. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
    9 Jan 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 321, 57th Infantry Battalion, RTA 20 October 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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