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If you are a member of Ancestry.com you will find quite a bit information on James Bonner Archbold. He appears in the Archbold – Dodd family tree. It shows where he lived with his sister Alice A Archbold and other family members in the 1891 and 1901 census. You appear to be more interested in his army service and the records below are copied from the Archbold – Todd tree.This information may not be correct but it looks pretty convincing. UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920 Name James Bonner Archbold Age 18 Birth Date abt 1886 Birth Place Bedlington Northumberland Service Start Year 1904 Regiment Gordon Highlanders Regimental Number 9551 Attestation Paper Yes Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Name Pvt James Archbold Death Date 26 May 1915 Cemetery Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Burial or Cremation Place Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Has Bio? N URL http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10868064&ref=acom The Menin Gate is a mausoleum. It pays tribute to those servicemen whose bodies were never recovered. The internal walls are engraved with the names of those who have no known grave