Archibald CALE

Archibald Cale was born in Highbury, Islington in 1890. He was the younger of two sons born to William Henry Cale and Jessie Grace (née How). His older brother was also called William Henry, born in 1888. Their father was a 1^st Class Telegraphist in the Civil Service.

Archibald’s mother died in 1899, and in 1901 his father married again to Nellie Harbinson (née Collard) who had also been widowed in 1899. Nellie had two sons from her first marriage, John Harbinson born in 1897, and William Edward Harbinson born in 1898.

William Cale snr and Nellie went on to have two more sons together, Reginal Collard Cale born in 1903, and Leslie Percival Cale born in 1906. In 1911 they were living at 29 Eglinton Road.

Archibald married Edith Lilian Patterson in Q/E June 1914 in Lambeth.

Their daughter Phyllis Cale was born on 23 September 1914 and was baptised at St John’s Church in Woolwich on 21 October 1914.