Samuel FARLOW

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Service Number:	80
Enlisted:	8 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, 29 June 1875
Home Town:	Kinglake, Murrindindi, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stableman
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 41 years
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV. Row D. Grave 6. Inscription: "RED LIPS ARE NOT SO RED AS STAINED STONES KISSED BY THE ENGLISH DEAD" WILFRED OWEN
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 80, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 80, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
7 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 80, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
30 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 80, 29th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- 15th Australian Field Ambulance -- Injured Knee -- Ferry Post, Egypt
7 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 80, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Battalion
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 80, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 80, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 80, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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