Whats all this about: Memorials, 40k FWW, 800K+ names Researching them how: CWGC, 1911 census, MICs, Service Records, Canada, Ireland, Autralia, Local news papers, Gazette Researching them who: local historians, family historians, those interested in FWW, schools, works grops – “Public History”
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Data on military genealogy
The 1911 census tells us he was a Presbyterian, single, could read + write and was a flax spinner manager.
Data from the national archives and ancestry.com
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Memorial data
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Exact location at Thiepval
Other random facts about Archie
Thanks to Archie, during my research I also learnt about flax spinning!