Gordon John FARMER

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Service Number:	2276
Enlisted:	7 December 1915
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born:	Toongabbie Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Tatura, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	State Schools, Traralgon and Nambrok, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer and Grazier
Died:	Killed in Action, Palestine, 6 November 1917
Cemetery:	Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Row C Grave 47
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

7 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 2276, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 2276, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Uganda, Melbourne
6 Nov 1917:	Involvement Trooper, 2276, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2276 awm_unit: 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-11-06

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Son of Richard FARMER and Mary Jane FARMER nee BIRKLEY of Flinders, Victoria, Australia. Native of Nambrok, Victoria.

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