Archer, Jonathan Watts

SOLDIER DETAILS:

Archer, Jonathan Watts
Private BEF Lancashire Fusiliers BEF 40516
June 8, 1918
Houchin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Unknown Link to Milton
Maple Leaf Legacy Project
(not listed as served in BEF)

Houchin British Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves

Jonathan Watts Archer is buried in the Houchin British Cemetery.

Grave: II. G. 11.

Other Links:

	Great War Forum Information
	UK National Archives Medal Roll

SOLDIER SUMMARY:

Jonathan Watts Archer served with the British Army, so unfortunately his "Service Record" is not available here in Canada. UK records show he initially served in the Manchester Regiment prior to service in 2/5 Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Jonathan may have served with the Manchester's prior to arriving in Canada, or he may have been wounded in France and returned to the UK prior to transfer. Link to Milton unknown.

Jonathan was reported killed in action on June 8, 1918 during the Second Battle of the Somme, at which time the 2/5 L.F. was with the 164th Brigade of the British 55th Division.

Thanks to Graham Stewart of the Great War Forum in the UK for providing this information.

The soldier pages contain information that is available from a number of resources. The following hyperlinks are active where the information is available:

	Soldier Name: Veteran Affairs Canada, Canadian Virtual War Memorial
	Soldier Number: Library and Archives Canada, Attestation Papers
	Cemetery: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Debt of Honour Register
	Remembrance: Maple Leaf Legacy Project, Remembrance of Canada's War Dead

The summary of the service is taken from the soldier's service records, if they were available from Library and Archives Canada. A complete copy of the service record is available in electronic and paper format in the Alex Cooke Memorial Archives at the Milton Historical Society. Using that summary, combined with the key references, a summary of the events leading up to the death of the soldier has been prepared. The research information available is as noted on the Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group web site Matrix Project as well as in the Library and Archives Canada On-Line War Diaries.

A summary of all the soldiers is contained on the Web Blog "Great War Soldiers of Milton, Ontario CANADA". Please also be sure to purchase your own copy of "Milton Remembers World War I - The Men and Women We Never Knew" by John Challinor II and Jim Dills, edited by Ken Lamb.