Regimental number | 1 |
Place of birth | Falconer near Guyra, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Guyra, New South Wales |
School | Tubbamurra Public School |
Other training | Farming |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tubbamurra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W Archer, Tubbamurra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Volunteered in Australian Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Armidale, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux |
Age at death | 29.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 8), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary ARCHER, Tubbamurra (as spelt), New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3102 Pte Clifford Currie Joseph ARCHER, 53rd Bn, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARCHER Albert John |