Just Another Pair Of Socks

Melton District ANZACS

Archibald MCEACHEN

Personal

Born: 1 July, 1884

Birthplace: Ely St., Wangaratta

Parents: Archibald McEachen (1851-1919)
Elizabeth (1852-1885)

Died: 16 June, 1941

Place of death: Sunshine, Victoria

Burial place: Melton Cemetery, Melton, Victoria

Awards and Honours

  • 1914-1915 Star
  • British War Medal 1914-20
  • Victory Medal

Battalions

2nd Field Ambulance, No 1 Australian General Hospital

Events

Enlistment

Regimental Service Number: 16A

Enlistment date: 23 August, 1915 Melbourne

Age at enlistment: 31 years 9 months

Address at enlistment: 3 Villiers Street, North Melbourne

Religion: Presbyterian

Marital Status: Married

Next of kin: Wife: Mrs. F McEachen, 3 Villiers Street, North Melbourne; later changed to Melton

Physical Description: Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Weight: 11 stones
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Distinctive marks: Appendicitis operation scar; scar outside left knee

Embarkation ship: RMS Mooltan.

Rank: Private

Return Date: 10 April, 1919

Return Vessel: H.T. Medic.

Arrival at Australia: 3 May, 1919.

Discharge Date: 10 August, 1919

War Service Summary

23/08/1915 - Enlisted
18/05/1915 - Embarked from Melbourne
06/11/1915 - Admitted to Aust. & N.Z. Convalescent hospital poisoned leg Egypt, Tel-el-Kebir Helouou; 13 days
24/02/1916 - Drunk on duty forfeits pay Heliopolis
17/04/1916 - NYD adm Tel el Kebir; laryngitis
23/04/1916 - TB; transferred to hospital train, Abbassinia, Admitted
06/05/1916 - Transferred to Montagah, Cairo
19/05/1916 - Laryngitis discharge to Tel-el-Kebir
28/05/1916 - Embarked for England with A.M.C.
17/07/1916 - Etaples
10/08/1916 - Joined unit - France
17/08/1916 - Sick to hospital
21/08/1916 - Embarked from England to rejoin unit in France
23/08/1916 - To hospital sick - Sciaticia; Etaples
05/09/1916 - Embarks from France for England sciaticia; admitted General Hospital, Colchester
23/10/1916 - Marched to Weymouth from Woodcote Park, Epsom
22/05/1917 - Proceeds Overseas to France
02/06/1917 - Rejoined unit from hospital
31/08/1917 - To hospital sick France
07/09/1917 - Embarked France aboard H.S. Western Australia for England Epithelioma hip/epitheliliaty (severe)
08/09/1917 - Admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital
31/10/1917 - Furlough
14/11/1917 - Returned from furlough
19/01/1918 - Proceeded overseas to France
29/01/1918 - Rejoined unit from hospital
13/08/1918 - To hospital sick until 9th October,1918
28/09/1916 - At Harve
09/10/1918 - In the field
12/12/1918 - Granted furlough to UK
15/12/1918-29/12/1918 - Furlough
06/01/1919 Rejoined unit in the field
11/02/1919 - Work with Quota #9 field / Harve
21/02/1919 - Embarked for UK for RTA
10/04/1919 - Returned to Australia per Medic nursing staff
03/05/1919 - Arrived
10/08/1919 - Discharged

War Service Commemerated

Life After the War

Names of wife & children:
02/09/1908 - Married Florence Emily Radford (1880-1956) Reg # 6849; Died Bacchus Marsh; Buried Melton Cemetery

Children:
Marie Jean (1909-1977); Married Harold Stewart Henry Dixon (1934-1977, Melton); buried Footscray
Hubert Russell (1911-1911)
Nelson Roy (1911-1962); Married Isabella May Harvey 19 Sept 1934
Marjorie Elizabeth (1914-1998) Married William Francis Trethowan 27 May 1939 and lived at Rockbank
Ronald Neil (b.1920 Rockbank -1956) Married Norma Jean Susan Bolitho 11/08/1945, Yallourn

Place/s of residence:
1914 - 3 Villiers St., North Melbourne,
1919 - Melton
1931 - Rockbank

Occupations:
1914 - Labourer
1919 - Engine driver
1931 - Manager

Date of death:
16/06/1941 Sunshine

Place of burial:
Melton Cemetery

Other relevant information:
Florence's Parents:
James Radford 1833-1921 Died Melton
Harriet Missen; her father is George Missen D 3 May 1883 in Melton

Sources

Australian War Memorial
Service Record
Family Sources