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FARNHAM, George Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX18160 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Harrow, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 3 April 1979, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Yan Yean Public Cemetery C2-10-021 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX18160 | |
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| 17 Nov 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked Adelaide, disembarked Middle East 17th Dec. 1940 | |
| 29 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked Middle East per "L3", disembarked, Sydney 28th Feb. 1943 | |
| 31 Jul 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked Cairns per "E Channing", disembarked Milne Bay 4th Aug. 1943 | |
| 28 Feb 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked at Finschhafen per "Cape Perpetua", disembarked Brisbane 7th March 1944 to Staging Camp for Leave. | |
| 26 Apr 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked at Townsville per "Frederick Lykes", disembarked Morotai 3rd May 1945 | |
| 30 May 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked at Morotai per "LST 637", for service in British Nth Borneo. | |
| 15 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked per "Robert T Hill" Labuan, disembarked Morotai 19th Oct. 1945 | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked per "Kanimbla" at Morotai, disembarked Brisbane 30th Oct. 1945 | |
| 12 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX18160 | |
| 12 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment |
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