John ARCHIBALD

Regimental number11/853
Date of birth9 November 1881
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressHastings Post Office
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs H Hall, Kermaria PO, Saskatchewan, Canada
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitomo on 17 April 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Archibald and Sarah Jane Moffatt
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit, Gallipoli, 23 August 1915.

Killed in action, Anzac Cove, 27 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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