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Archibald Norman Leslie CARMICHAEL

Regimental number2057
Place of birthMain Lead, Beaufort
SchoolMain Lead State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine cleaner
AddressCasterton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, John Carmichael, Beaufort, Victoria
Previous military service20th A L H; Served in the Citizen Military
Enlistment date12 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 April 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot I , Row B, Grave No. 10), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie CARMICHAEL, Main Lead, Beaufort, Victoria, Australia
Family/military connectionsTwo brothers serving with AIF
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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