2328 Edward Percival ARCHER

Date of enlistment	13^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Acting Sergeant
Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action twice – incl at Bullecourt Hospitalised twice Promoted to Lieutenant

Summary of Lieutenant Archer’s WW1 service record located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online at NAA series B2455

Date	Location	Event
11^th October 1919	Australia	Commission terminated
3^rd May 1919	England	Returned to Australia on ‘Leicestershire’ departing from Weymouth
19^th September 1918	England	Transferred to No.4 Command Depot Hurdcott
10^th January 1918	England	Transferred to Permanent Supernumery List and posted for duty with AIF depots in UK
17^th August 1917	England	Transferred to Perham Down camp
8^th June 1917	England	Promoted to Lieutenant
22^nd May 1917	England	Admitted 2^nd London General Hospital (GSW face and knee)
21^st May 1917	France	Transferred to England on ‘St.Dennis’
4^th May 1917	France	Transferred to 7 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne
3^rd May 1917	France	Wounded in Action – gunshot wound right femur and knee. Placed on seconded list. Treated at 3rd Casualty CS
1^st March 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
14^th February 1917	France	Measles
11^th January 1917	France	Synovitis of knee. Treated at 6 AFA
29^th December 1916	France	Returned to duty
26^th December 1916	France	Wounded in Action – acid abrasions caused by explosion of shell. Nervous, shock, contusion back leg. Evacuated sick to 1 ANZAC Rest station
12^th December 1916	France	Proceeded to join Battalion at Etaples
6^th December 1916	England	Proceeded overseas to France
23^rd October 1916	Scotland	Passed as qualified for commission in Infantry and promoted to 2^nd Lieutenant
11^th October 1916	Scotland	Attended Officer Cadet course in Ayrshire
1^st October 1916	Belgium	Placed on supernumery list attending officers cadet course
31^st August 1916	France	Promoted to Sergeant
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked at Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join BEF from Alexandria
31^st January 1916	Egypt	Promoted to Corporal
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength at Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion as Acting Sergeant
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot