Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of John Cherry a silk tie cutter, born 1866 in Leicester and was baptised on the 24th June 1866 in St. Martin’s Church, Leicester and his wife Ellen Mercy Cherry (nee Legg, married on the 12th January 1890 in the Poplar, Middlesex district), born 1867 in Melbury Sampford, Dorset, and baptised on the 18th September 1870 in the parish church, Melbury Osmond, Dorset, Archibald Francis was born in the 2nd quarter of 1892 in Enderby, Leicestershire, his siblings were, Mabel Eleanor, born in the 17th September 1890 in Enderby and Joseph William, born 1898 in Forest Gate, Essex, in March 1901 the family home was at 14, Horace Road, West Ham, Essex. In April 1911 Archibald was absent from the family home at 24, Talbot Road, Forest Gate, Essex, residing there was his father, a foreman tie cutter, his mother and brother Joseph William, a schoolboy, Archibald was employed as a general labourer and was residing as a lodger at Arnesby, Leicestershire. Archibald had a half blood brother, Frederick George Legg, born 11th December 1887 in West Ham, Essex. Archibald’s younger brother Joseph William, 34943, served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. Archibald first entered the theatre of war in France on the 28th July 1915, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory medals, he was also awarded the Military Medal for gallantry, this was Gazetted on the 28th July 1917.
The War Diary records: 3 Nov-18 – F.27.d.4.0. Special FOREST Map. Parts 57th N.W. 57th S.W. & 57th N.E. 57th S.E. (1.20.000) . In -?- for an attack on the 2nd or 4th the Batteries moved to the following positions:-
A/82 F.16.d.20.62
B/82 F.15.b.91.12
C/82 F.15.d.95.93
D/82 F.16.c.72.75
The War Diary records: 4 Nov-18 At 6.15am an attack on a 50 mile front was begun with the object of breaking down the enemy’s defences. The 18th Division attacked with the 50th Division on the right and the 38th Division on the left. The 82nd Brigade were in liaison with the 53rd Infantry Brigade.
The operation was completely successful, and by the end of the day the infantry had moved so far forward that the 82nd Batteries were out of range.