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CARMICHAEL, Archibald
(Service number 8/819)

Waimate War Memorial, pictured in 2011
Waimate War Memorial (left panel), pictured in 2011
Aliases
First Rank Private Last Rank Sergeant

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Rangiotu
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Mrs W. Wilson (mother), 73 Hill Rd, Waimate
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation Main Body
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Otago Infantry Battalion
Date 16 October 1914
Transport Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Embarked From Port Chalmers Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 15 November 1916 Age 21
Place of Death Somme, France
Cause Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France
Memorial Reference III. B. 17
New Zealand Memorials On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of James and Sarah Carmichael of Esk Valley, St andrews. Born at Kaitangata.

Sources

Cenotaph Nov 2013

External Links

Related Documents

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Researched and Written by

Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald

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