
ARCHER, Cedric
Service Numbers: | 2557, 2557A |
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Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Rockhampton, Qld. |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Larvika, Norway, 1895 |
Home Town: | Banana, Banana, Queensland |
Schooling: | Larvika High School, Norway |
Occupation: | Stockman |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie IV I 11 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Banana War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2557, 25th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2557, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2557, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
10 Aug 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 2557A, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James George Lewis Archer, a Queensland Station Owner of Scottish descent, and his wife Louisa Stewart, daughter of Sir Robert MacKenzie.
The Cedric Archer Park at Ian Besch Drive, Gracemere Qld. is named after him https://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/FacilitiesRecreation/Parks-Gardens-and-Recreation/Cedric-Archer-Park (www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au)