Private
Archibald Maltman MCINTYRE
Infantry
Died: 4th July 1918 - Age: 31

Commemorated:

1. Grave:Crucifix Corner CemeteryVII.C.15 Villiers Bretonnaux
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.129
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour60C GQS
    

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Family :

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Archibald Maltman McIntyre was born in Liverpool England on 19th September, 1887 to Archibald Malcolm McIntyre and Charlotte Eliza (nee Swinnerton) who had married at Liverpool on 6 December 1875. He was baptised on 6th November, 1887 at Saint Chrysostom, Everton, Liverpool. His father was a mechanical engineer while the family lived at 100 Boundary Lane.

Archie attended grammar school at Malpas Cheshire and served an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner at Liverpool.

On 21st May, 1910, Archie left Liverpool for Australia on board SS Everton Grange, described as an engine driver, age 22, nominated by his great uncle, James Duke of Tewantin, Queensland. Archie was the grandson of James Duke's sister Emma and her husband William Swinnerton who married at Liverpool in 1850.

After having arrived at Brisbane on 28th July, 1910, Archie firstly worked as a artificer for the Brisbane Water Board and later, grew bananas with Will Duke on the Duke property at Doonan via Eumundi.

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: 25/Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 

BEAN 19 May. 145. at&. on Morlancourt. 10-11 June 219 223.41;
BEAN 25th Battallon (Q?land), 42, 190, I ~ I R , attacks O.G. Lines, ?g July, 627, 630.1. 633-6. 638. (casualties) 643, preparations for attack of 4-5 Aug , 666-7, attacks 0 C Lines, 4-5 Aug., 677 et scq, 690% 691, 693, 694, casualties. 25 July-7 Aug., 724));

BEAN relieves Gellibrand?s column, PO a1 Mar., 1 7 7 ~1 88; morale of, 189; captures Lagnicourt 26 Mar., 188-105; 13 Dde. relieves:

BEAN Second Bullecourt: plan( 424. 430. 453. attacks, 3 May, 44 8 454 455 456n. 4749s. first &r: c/aitack b61-2 467 second c/attack 470. 2s? Bn. ;oins ?5 Bde. in 0.G: Lines. 471-7. -476 et sea. (withdraws) 481,-?48& 486, 495 ? 493. 14 Bde. relieves, 8 May, 527,

Action : France & Flanders 

France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.

Archie enlisted in the AIF at Eumundi on 3 September 1917. He had previously applied but, being of small stature, he was rejected as understandard. He was taken on as a Private with the 21st Reinforcements 25th Battalion, Service Number 7089. His parents were listed as living at Oat Hill, Malpas, Cheshire, England.

Before leaving Eumundi, Archie was presented with a steel lined pocket book by Mr GH Cooke on behalf of the Eumundi Volunteer Send-off Committee.

After initial training at Enoggera, he was granted pre-embarkation leave 23rd to 27th October 1917. With his unit, he embarked on the SS Canberra on 16 November 1917. After a short stopover at Suez from 21 December, he embarked on the HMT Kashgar on 9 January 1918. He disembarked at Taranto in Italy on 21 January and after reaching Southampton, England where he disembarked on 30 January 1918, he trained at Fovant with the 5th Battalion. On the 23 April, Archie proceeded overseas from Folkestone for Etaples in France where he joined his unit on 26 April. He was taken on strength in the field on 6 May 1918.

Archibald Maltman McIntyre was killed in action by machine gun fire when a bullet penetrated his stomach on 4 July 1918 near Villiers Bretonneux.

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Queen Alexandra No. 3709 E.C.Queensland

Initiated
Passed
Raised
21st October 1916
21st October 1916
21st October 1916
 

The Queen Alexandra Lodge at Eumundi, Queensland was not part of the English Constitution for very long, it being consecrated in 1913 and then becoming part of the Grand Lodge of Queensland in 1920 as Lodge 231.

Archibald became a joining member of the Lodge on 21st October, 1916 coming from Lodge 897 of the Scottish Constitution. He was a 30 year old farmer, at the time, from Eumundi. His dual allegiance was completed by the presentation of an English Constitution Grand Lodge Certificate on 13th February, 1917. Sadly, just over a year later the contribution register shows that he was "Killed 4.6.18." He is the only member of the Lodge who appears to have become casualty to the Great War.

He is simply known as Archibald McIntyre in the Rolls of Honour, but the Lodge record shows a second name as 'Waltman' This is perhaps a mistake as other records show that his name may be Archibald Maltman McIntyre, a name which links back to the Australian Infantry and former resident of Eumundi. The date of death for the man is 4th July, 1918, a month after the masonic record. In all likelihood, this is our man.

Senior Deacon

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