BLUE, Archibald
(Service number 57762)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 27 June 1882 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Balfour | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary BLUE (mother), Balfour | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Date | 16 November 1917 | ||
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| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 September 1950 | Age | 68 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Gore Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Archibald Blue was the son of Dougald and Mary (née Houston) Blue. He was educated at Totara Valley and Hazelburn schools. Between 1905 and 1911 the family moved to Balfour. There Archibald was a farmer when he was called up in 1917. His brother John also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [09 January 2019]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG]; Gore Cemetery headstone transcription
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