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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 (WW2) , Private, VX18160 | |
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17 Nov 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked Adelaide, disembarked Middle East 17th Dec. 1940 | |
29 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked Middle East per "L3", disembarked, Sydney 28th Feb. 1943 | |
31 Jul 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (WW2) , Gunner, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Embarked per "Kanimbla" at Morotai, disembarked Brisbane 30th Oct. 1945 | |
12 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX18160 | |
12 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX18160, 2nd/12th Field Regiment |
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