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Rank : WOII

Army Number : 1527

Unit : 5th Bn

Biography :

Served with Leicestershire Regiment during World War One. Re-enlisted 16.7.1920. Also served as Warrant Officer Class II 4850894.

Medal Card: Marston Archibald - Leic Regt - Pte 1527 - Leic R. 240164 - 5th Bn Leic R. WOII 4850895 - disembarked France BEF 28.2.1915 - Victory, British War and 1914-14 Star medals - disembarked 19.3.1919. Medals applied for 29.11.1923 to c/o 5th Bn Leicester Regt, Drill Hall, Loughborough, Leics.

Regimental Medal Entitlement list: 240164 L/Cpl Marston Archibald 1527 Pte 1/5th Leicester Regt. - Victory and British War medals.

Further info: Archibald Henry Marston was born in Leicester in 1878. He married Mary Manger from Rugby in 1901 when still in the city. In 1911 they were living at Keythorpe Hall as chauffeur and domestic. Archibald entered France in February 1915 with the 5th Leicestershire regiment as private 1527 and remained there throughout the war. He re-enlisted in August 1920.

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Tugby & Keythorpe WW1:

Archibald Henry Marston was born in Leicester in 1878. He married Mary Elizabeth Manger from Rugby in 1901 when still in the city. In 1911 they were living at Keythorpe Hall as chauffeur and domestic. Archibald entered France in February 1915 with the 5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment as private 1527, later Lance Corporal 240164. Among the medals awarded to him was the 1914-15 Star. He came
back to England in March 1919 and re-enlisted in July 1920. He served as Warrant Officer Class II 4850894.

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1