Archibald CARMICHAEL

Regimental number8/819
AddressRangiotu
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Wilson, 73 Hill Road, Waimate, South Island
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 17), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah Carmichael, Esk Valley, St Andrew's, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Born at Kaitangata, Bruce, Dunedin
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body