Branch of Service

Army

Conflict

World War II (1939-1945)

Date of Enlistment

24/05/1943

Date of Discharge

02/10/1946

Place of Enlistment

Canberra ACT

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

23/05/1924

Place of Birth

Queanbeyan NSW

Address (at enlistment)

Wentworth Avenue, Kingston ACT

Occupation

Sawmiller

Next of Kin

Doris Archer (mother), Wentworth Avenue, Kingston ACT

Service Number

NX170823

Final Rank

Private

Final Unit

2/9 Australian Infantry Battalion

Archer served in the militia from 27 October 1942 until he enlisted in the AIF on 24 May 1943. He served in New Guinea with the 2/9 Battalion just after the Ramu Valley campaign. He returned to Australia in May 1944 and was hospitalised with malaria. In May 1945 he and his unit were sent to Morotai in the Dutch East Indies and from there landed at Balikpapan in Borneo on 1 July 1945. Archer died on 25 May 1975 and is buried in the ex-service's portion of Woden Cemetery.

NAA RecordSearch - Series B883 (Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947)
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
Canberra Public Cemeteries http://www.canberracemeteries.com.au/cem_gravesearch.asp