L/Cpl
Frederick Archer
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1882 |
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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 |
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: 35 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XLVII Row: G Grave: 12 |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Frederick Archer was born about 1888 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London, England. Together with his wife Edith Archer, they lived at 39 Cadogan Terrace, Victoria Park, London, England and had two children: Edith and Frederick Archer. Frederick enlisted in the British Expeditionary Force in Shoreditch, Middlesex, London, England and served in the 8th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps (41st Brigade, 14th Division) during the war.
On Friday 24 August 1917, the B and D Companies and 2 platoons of the A Company of the 8th Battalion were relieved and marched to Zillebeke Bund. Meanwhile, an SOS signal was received from the front line. They responded to it and the remaining battalion was reorganised: the Battalion Headquarters was stationed at Clapham Junction below the Menin Road, 2 platoons of A Company were stationed at Jam Reserve, just behind Stirling Castle and C Company formed a defensive flank from Inverness Copse to Stirling Castle. The Germans counterattacked on the left between Glencorse Wood and Inverness Copse, but this attack was not very effective. However, the attack caused about 100 casualties among the 8th Battalion, mainly from shellfire. Because of the slowing of the Menin Road, the remnants of the battalion were recalled from Zillebeke Bund.
24 August 1917 caused a total of 239 casualties, including Frederick Archer. He died between Clapham Junction and Stirling Castle as a result of the attacks and counterattacks. Frederick is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery (plot XLVII, row G, grave 12).
On Friday 24 August 1917, the B and D Companies and 2 platoons of the A Company of the 8th Battalion were relieved and marched to Zillebeke Bund. Meanwhile, an SOS signal was received from the front line. They responded to it and the remaining battalion was reorganised: the Battalion Headquarters was stationed at Clapham Junction below the Menin Road, 2 platoons of A Company were stationed at Jam Reserve, just behind Stirling Castle and C Company formed a defensive flank from Inverness Copse to Stirling Castle. The Germans counterattacked on the left between Glencorse Wood and Inverness Copse, but this attack was not very effective. However, the attack caused about 100 casualties among the 8th Battalion, mainly from shellfire. Because of the slowing of the Menin Road, the remnants of the battalion were recalled from Zillebeke Bund.
24 August 1917 caused a total of 239 casualties, including Frederick Archer. He died between Clapham Junction and Stirling Castle as a result of the attacks and counterattacks. Frederick is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery (plot XLVII, row G, grave 12).
Sources 3
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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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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 |