| Surname: | Archbell |
| Initials: | H |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/2815 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (3) Egypt, 5/9/1916. He enlisted in the MFP 25/11/15, age 38 years, occupation Detective Constable, Home Address: 8 Warley Street, Halifax. Served home 25/11/15 to 4/9/16, Egypt 5/9/16 to 14/5/19, En Route 15/5/19 to 26/5/19, Home 27/5/19 to 25/6/19, Class Z Reserve 26/6/29. 23/9/1916 Alexandria, 12/2/1917 Southern Canan District, 22/1/1918 Haifa, later served in Beirut in early 1919. Herbert Archbell. Extract from the Leeds Mercury, 15/4/26. Halifax Sergeant Retires. Sgt Herbert Archbell, of the Halifax Constabulary, retired fro the force yesterday on pension after 25 years service. For his service with the Military Foot Police in Egypt, Syria and Mesopotamia he received a special mention. Extract from the Halifax Evening Courier, 20/4/1953. Former Police Sergeant. The death occurred yesterday of Mr Herbert Archbell of 3 Clover Hill View, Halifax formerly a Sergeant in the Halifax Borough Police. He joined the Police Force in 1901 and was for some years in the CID. He was made Sergeant in 1919 and retired in 1926. During the 1914-1918 War he was service in the Middle East. In recent years Mr Archbell was often on Jury Service in the Coroners Court. He leaves a widow and a daughter. See article Chester Cup Day in the Sheffield Evening Telegraph dated 13/5/1914 which mentioned PC Archbell. |
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| Decoration: | Commendation (London Gazette: Page: None) |
| Citation: | Army Form W 3226 in army record.6. Any other facts regarding him you with to be noted? He has shown great skill in investigation of crime and in 1 case (of murder) he was strongly commended by the DA & QMG. XXI Corps and DJAG EEF and the former requested that a record be made in favour of this NCO with reference to the excellent work accomplished by him in a criminal investigation of great difficulty.31/3/1919 Colonel Deputy Provost Marshal. EEF. |