Archer, Bruce Charles

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Archer, Bruce Charles Service Number 1297

Killed in Action 6th August 1915 Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey

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And Vivienne Tranter

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NAME ARCHER-Bruce Charles

SERVICE NO 1297

UNIT 3rd

Btn

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 20 yrs 10mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Singleton, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Baker

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

PREVIOUS SERVICE Voluntary Cadets

NEXT OF KIN Friend;- Joseph (Joe) Brennan, Lisarow, NSW

Mother Mrs Emily E Brandt 28Gulliver St. Hamilton, Address (20 Nov 1929) 360 Crown St Sydney. Father deceased

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’ 10”. Weight 12st. 4lbs. Chest 38” Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION C of E

EMBARKED Sydney 20 Oct 1914 HMAT A14 “Euripides”

DISEMBARKED

NOTES Reported missing 7-12 Aug 1915-revised to KIA Gallipoli Peninsular, Turkey- Reported killed Lone Pine buried Brown’s Dip

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

DIED 6 Aug 1915-Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey

BURIED Brown’s Dip in mass grave-service read over by the Dean of Sydney

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-2509, British War Medal-2806, Victory Medal-2807. Memorial Plaque -301701

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS To friend;- 2 note books.

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Aunt;- Mrs Burling Adelaide St. Murrurundi. NSW

Mother Mrs Emily Elizabeth Brandt/ Gulliver St. Hamilton, NSW

REMARKS He was a steady man- he was put on police duty in charge of the men’s kit in Rest Gully. NSW Births;- Archer, Bruce CC, 1896/7501 parent Emily E. registered Single-ton

RED CROSS REPORT yes

NEWSPAPER RE-PORTS

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3034782












Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3034782

































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Archer, Bruce Charles