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| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Sudan/Egypt |
British War & Victory Medals |
Khartoum War Cemetery |
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| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
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| Not known |
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Hampton-in-Arden |
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| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
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| Accidentally Drowned in Khartoum |
August 1914 at Worcester |
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| Khartoum, Sudan |
Pte 23292 Gloucestershire |
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Previous Military Service
Archibald previous served in the King's Royal Rifle Corp from 1888 to 1901
Home: 1 Feb 1888 to 24 Nov 1890
India: 25 Jan 1890 to 31 Jan 1896 (India Medal with Two Clasps)
Home: 1 Feb 1896 to 12 Dec 1899
S Africa: 13 Dec 1899 to 11 Jan 1901
Home: 12 Dec 1901 to 28 Mar 1901
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Archibald's Pension card states that his cause of death was Accidental Drowning, not on duty at time of accident & not due to Military Service.
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