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Born: 1 January 1892
Died: 12 August 1964
A farm labourer who enlisted in the AIF in August 1915 at Cootamundra. He was wounded in action on 26 July 1916 at Pozieres. He returned to duty 12 days later. He was wounded for a second time on 14 November 1916 at Flers; this time severely. He was among the 381 casualties from the 19th Battalion that day. He was evacuated to England for treatment.
For a short time, while in England, he was held on the strength of the nascent 62nd Battalion which disbanded in October 1917 at which time he returned to the 19th Battalion. He was transferred to the 20th Battalion in October 1918 when the 19th Battalion was disbanded. He returned to Australia in May 1919 and was discharged in July 1919.
His next of kin in Australia was his sister Lilian whose husband, John James Egbert Watson, is commemorated on the Mosman War Memorial. [JSB]
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- Archer Frank : SERN 2670 : POB Wetherby England : POE Cootamundra NSW : NOK F Archer Thomas (webpage)
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Frank Archer (website)
- Studio portrait of Private Frank Archer, D Company, 19th Battalion of Mosman, NSW. A carter prior to his enlistment on 23 August 1915 he embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Euripides on 2 November 1915. He was later promoted to Corporal and returned to Australia on 9 April 1919 as a member of the 20th Battalion. (AWM HO1489) (photograph)