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FARMER, Francis George

Service Number:	425
Enlisted:	11 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	East Greta, New South Wales, Australia, 21 June 1898
Home Town:	Branxton, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	East Greta Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 January 1917, aged 18 years
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers I B 40,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Branxton Memorial Rotunda

World War 1 Service

11 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 425, 34th Infantry Battalion
2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 425, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 425, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Henry and Ellen Farmer, of North Rothbury, New South Wales