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ARCHER, Edward
(Service number 15858)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names A-G, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #02)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Rifleman

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Barman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Miss A. Forde (friend), Royal Hotel, Temuka
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	NZ Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company
Date	26 July 1916
Transport	Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Devonport, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	NZ Rifle Brigade, 3rd 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	7 August 1917	Age
Place of Death	Belgium
Cause	Died of wounds
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France
Memorial Reference	I. W. 36
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Next of kin is A.M. Fiade on embarkation roll

Sources

Temuka through the years: an informal history (Temuka History Book Committee, 2009), Cenotaph Sep 2013

External Links

Researched and Written by

Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald

Currently Assigned to

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