Archibald was born in 1892 in Leicester to John Veary, a decorator and house painter and Winifred (nee Ray).
They had 5 children
Archibald 1892
Lucrezia 1894
Christine 1894
Blanche 1904
Leslie 1906
In 1901 census the family lived at 80 Maynard Road.
In 1911 they lived at 200 Melbourne Road and Archibald worked as a railway clerk.
Archibald became Corporal 54/245512 Army Service Corps and Died in Egypt on 17.10.1918. He is buried at Beirut War Cemetery.