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Ernest ARCHBOLD

Regimental number754
Place of birthSouth Kensington, Victoria
Place of birthNewport, Victoria
SchoolWilliamstown State School, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationMoulder
Address80 William Street, Newport, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, O Archbold, 80 William Street, Newport, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in School Cadets, Naval Cadets 70th Inf and Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date9 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name29th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 September 1916
Place of death or woundingNot stated
Age at death21.9
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 6), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oliver and Annie ARCHBOLD

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