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
in compiling this resource
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NAME ARCHER-Bruce Charles
SERVICE NO 1297
UNIT 3rd
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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
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