L/Cpl
Frederick Archer
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1881 |
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Place of birth: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: 39 Cadogan Terrace, Victoria Park, London, England, United Kingdom |
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Profession: Carman |
Army information
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Country: Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Lance Corporal |
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Service number: R/27951 |
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Enlistment place: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — King's Royal Rifle Corps, 8th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 24/08/1917 |
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Place of death: Clapham Junction, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 36 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XLVII Row: G Grave: 12 |
Points of interest 4
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My story
Frederick Archer was born about 1881 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London, England. He was one of several children of Henry James Archer and Maria (Marshall) Archer). However, she died in December 1894. He had 11 siblings: Walter Archer (born about 1865), Selina Archer (born about 1867), Henry Archer (born about 1868, but died in 1887), Esther Archer (born about 1870), John Archer (born about 1874), Charles Montague Archer (born about 1875, but died in 1909), Robert Archer (born about 1880), Ann Maria (Annie) Archer (born about 1884), Mary Ann Louisa Archer (born about 1886), Elizabeth Archer (born about 1888) and Rose Archer (born about 1890). He also had 1 half-brother: William Archer (born about 1890). Frederick was a horse and cart driver.
Together with his wife Edith Archer, they lived at 39 Cadogan Terrace, Victoria Park, London, England and had two children: Edith Archer (born about 1907) and Frederick Archer (born about 1911). Frederick enlisted in the British Expeditionary Force at Shoreditch, Middlesex, London, England and served in the 8th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps (41st Brigade, 14th Division) during the war.
On Friday 24th August 1917, B and D Companies and 2 platoons of A Company of the 8th Battalion were relieved and marched to Zillebeke Bund. During this time an SOS signal was received from the front line. They responded and the remainder of the battalion were reorganised: Battalion Headquarters was stationed at Clapham Junction under the Menin Road, 2 platoons of A Company were stationed in Jam Reserve, just behind Stirling Castle and C Company formed a defensive flank from Inverness Copse to Stirling Castle. The Germans counter-attacked on the left between Glencopse Wood and Inverness Copse, but this attack was not very effective. However, the attack caused about 109 casualties to the 8th Battalion, mainly from shell fire. Because of these difficulties, help was requested from Zillebeke Bund. After other battalions came to relieve them, the battalion retreated to Zillebeke Bund.
24 August 1917 caused a total of 239 casualties, including 36-year-old Frederick Archer. His body was found between Clapham Junction and Stirling Castle, probably as a result of the attacks and counter-attacks. Frederick was reburied in Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLVII, Row G, Grave 12).
Together with his wife Edith Archer, they lived at 39 Cadogan Terrace, Victoria Park, London, England and had two children: Edith Archer (born about 1907) and Frederick Archer (born about 1911). Frederick enlisted in the British Expeditionary Force at Shoreditch, Middlesex, London, England and served in the 8th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps (41st Brigade, 14th Division) during the war.
On Friday 24th August 1917, B and D Companies and 2 platoons of A Company of the 8th Battalion were relieved and marched to Zillebeke Bund. During this time an SOS signal was received from the front line. They responded and the remainder of the battalion were reorganised: Battalion Headquarters was stationed at Clapham Junction under the Menin Road, 2 platoons of A Company were stationed in Jam Reserve, just behind Stirling Castle and C Company formed a defensive flank from Inverness Copse to Stirling Castle. The Germans counter-attacked on the left between Glencopse Wood and Inverness Copse, but this attack was not very effective. However, the attack caused about 109 casualties to the 8th Battalion, mainly from shell fire. Because of these difficulties, help was requested from Zillebeke Bund. After other battalions came to relieve them, the battalion retreated to Zillebeke Bund.
24 August 1917 caused a total of 239 casualties, including 36-year-old Frederick Archer. His body was found between Clapham Junction and Stirling Castle, probably as a result of the attacks and counter-attacks. Frederick was reburied in Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLVII, Row G, Grave 12).
Sources 4
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8 Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps Regiment war diary (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1895/2). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG13). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 1995), p. 64. Sources used |
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Soldier's Effects records (National Army Museum, Chelsea (NAM) 1901-60; NAM Accesion Number: 1991-02-333). https://www.nam.ac.uk/ Sources used |
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/461756 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=50700d9a-b8c9-4677-a49e-bd7d2006f8bd |