GARDINER Archibald Frederick

  • First Name(s):
    Archibald 
    Frederick 
  • Surname:
    GARDINER
  • Service Number:
    3821
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Corps:
    Australian Imperial Force
  • Regiment:
    Australian Infantry
  • Battalion:
    50th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    16th August 1916
  • Age At Death:
    26
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of John and Kate Gardiner, of Upland, Chalford, Gloucestershire, England

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

GARDINER Archibald Frederick Is Named On These Memorials

Chalford Hill War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Chalford Hill War Memorial as Archie Gardiner.

Further Information About GARDINER Archibald Frederick

Archibald Gardiner enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 12th October 1915 at Adelaide, South Australia. On his attestation form he gave his place of birth as Chalford, England, his age as 25 years 6 months, his occupation as a Labourer and his next of kin as his mother, Kate Gardiner, Uplands, Chalford Hill near Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. He was 5 feet 8 inches tall with blue eyes, light brown hair and a fair complexion.

On 2nd April 1916 he joined the 50th Battalion at Heliopolis. He proceeded to Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force in France on 5th June 1916, disembarking in Marseilles on 12th June 1916. Archibald was killed in action on 16th August 1916 and was buried at Moquet Farm. It would appear that his grave disappeared during subsequent battles in the area and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.

Australian Service Records accessed via: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/

Reference: Barcode 4028201 Series Accession No B2455/1 Location: Canberra

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