FARRELL, Reynold
| Service Number: | 1919 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laura, South Australia, 13 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Laura & Port Pirie Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, France, 29 June 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, La Plus Douve, Wallonie, Belgium, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1919, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1919, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1919, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Son of John Thomas and Emily FARRELL
Killed in Action during a Trench Raid on the night of the 28/29th of June 1916. The action took place near Ontario Farm in the Messines Ridge sector of the Ypres / Flanders front line.
The Battalion diary summaries the events that occurred that night: "During night our raiding party entered enemy trenches at Ontario Farm under Artillery Barrage and did some damage. Killing 17 enemy and taking 4 prisoners. retaliation by Bosche Artillery severe. Our casualties Wounded Lts Sommerville JR and Gooden SR. Other Ranks Killed 4, Wounded 26." Although it was only a relatively small trench raid carried out that night, the German's inflicted more damage on the raiders than the 27th did to the German's.
"PRIVATE R. FARRELL
Private Reynold Farrell, who was killed in action in France on June 29, was 27 years of age. He enlisted for active service from Port Pirle, where his parents reside. He was well known in football circles at Boulder City, W.A., and at Port Pirie. He left South Australia for the front on August 27 last. After a few months spent in Egypt he was transferred to the western front." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 05 Aug 1916 (trove.nla.gov.au)
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