Archer, Frank –

Son of Thomas the Hannah Jane Archer, of 8, Mill Lane, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a moulder at the Horwich Loco Works. Enlisted May 1915. Died of pneumonia in France.

Personal details

  • Surname: Archer
  • Forename: Frank
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: February 7th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Driver
  • Unit: "A" Battery, 170th Brigade.
  • Service number: L/17679
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: II. F. 10.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/02/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g*

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