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Archibald DUNDAS

Regimental number3499
Place of birthWest Calder Scotland
SchoolPublic School, England
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs Thorn, Herries Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Bowie Dundas, Murchiston Buildings, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularMy son enlisted voluntary in 1915 he was three times rejected for bad teeth at his own expense he got teeth in and he was taken on the fourth time. Wounded severely at the first battle of the Somme 1916... He was a keen football player. (Father)
FateKilled in Action 5 June 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Date of death5 June 1918
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and the late Agnes R. DUNDAS, 4 Marchiston Buildings, West Calder, Scotland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1825 Pte William DUNDAS, 42nd Bn, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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