Archibald Gordon McAskill (1898–1916)
Mr. and Mrs. McAskill, of Alberton, have received news of the death of their second son Private A. G. [Archibald Gordon] McAskill, who died on July 20 from wounds received in action. Private McAskill was only 18 years old last February. He enlisted about eight months ago. While in Egypt he was transferred. Prior to joining the colors he was employed by the International Harvester Company. His elder brother Corporal A. M. McAskill is now serving with a machine gun section.
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Additional Resources
- World War I service file, B2455, item McAskill Archibald Gordon (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Mcaskill, Mabel Blanche (mother)
- McAskill, John (father)
- McAskill, Marion Jessie (sister)
- McAskill, Gladys Mabel (sister)
- McAskill, Jean Isobel (sister)
- McAskill, Marguerite (sister)
- McAskill, Mona Alison (sister)
- McAskill, Allan Maurice (brother)
- Mcaskill, John (brother)
- Mcaskill, Malcolm John (brother)
- McAskill, Robert (brother)
- Crabb, Jessie Eleanor (aunt)
- Smith, Mary Elizabeth (aunt)
- Snodgrass, Lily May (aunt)
- Snodgrass, Hannah Alice (aunt)
- Snodgrass, James Robert (uncle)
- Snodgrass, Robert Frederick (uncle)
- Snodgrass, Robert (uncle)
- Snodgrass, Philip Sydney (uncle)
- Stewart, Edith Lottie (aunt by marriage)
- Snodgrass, Sarah Ann (grandmother)
- Snodgrass, Robert (grandfather)
- Crabb, William Robert (cousin)
- Crabb, Richard James (cousin)
- Smith, Leslie Stuart (cousin)
- Snodgrass, Edward Robert (cousin)
- Crabb, Albert Arnold (cousin)
- Burt, Mona (cousin)
- Crabb, Sidney Mayoh (cousin)
- Snodgrass, Robert Sydney (cousin)
- Smith, Joyce (cousin)
- Crabb, Alice (cousin)
- Smith, Hedley Roach (cousin)
- Crabb, Harold Lawrence (cousin)
- Snodgrass, Archie Alexander (cousin)
- Norton, Sydney Malcolm (cousin)
- Davey, Una (cousin)
- Snodgrass, Robina Stella (cousin)
- Ulstrup, Alice Mary (cousin)
- Snodgrass, Zane David (cousin)
Citation details
'McAskill, Archibald Gordon (1898–1916)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/mcaskill-archibald-gordon-23734/text32664, accessed 11 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
6 February,
1898
Kapunda,
South Australia,
Australia
Death
25 July,
1916
(aged 18)
Pozieres,
France
Cause of Death
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