FARRELL, John Joseph
| Service Number: | 426 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Awaba, New South Wales, Australia, 8 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machineman/Colliery shiftman |
| Died: | Myocardial Degeneration, General Arteriosclerosis, Kurri Kurri District Hospital, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, 27 January 1976, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cessnock Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic, Section: 1, Row: 1A, Lot: 76 |
| Memorials: | Sawyers Gully Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 426, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 426, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 426, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 426, 34th Infantry Battalion, GSW/SW left thigh | |
| 12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 426, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery, not forgotten.
69 years ago today, on the 15th June 1953, Private John (Jack) Joseph Farrell, 34th Battalion (Reg No-426), miner (machine man) from Sawyers Gully, New South Wales and Cooks Hill, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 63. CATHOLIC 2-46. 75. Not married.
Death Certificate states Joseph John Farrell. No funeral notice located, but death notice, 20.6.1953, states surname as DARCY.
Born at Awaba, New South Wales on the 8th June 1890 to John and Sarah Teresa Farrell, Jack enlisted December 1915 at West Maitland, N.S.W.
Mr. Farrell’s name has been inscribed on the Sawyers Gully Memorial Gates (photos, unveiled on the 4th May 1918, 33 names originally inscribed, 35 names now inscribed) and the Abermain War Memorial. Name not inscribed on the Cessnock & Aberdare Co-operative Society Roll of Honour.
Wounded in action - 13.7.1917 (GSW thigh).
I located Jack resting in an unmarked grave, so January 2017 I placed a cross adorned with poppies at the gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Younger brother Martin James (Mart, 34th Battalion, Reg No-427, born 1894, died 6.9.1962, Cessnock, N.S.W., resting at Kurri Kurri Cemetery) also served 1st A.I.F.
I will be submitting an application to DVA asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip to restore Honour and Dignity to Jack.
Lest We Forget.
Biography contributed by Charlene Blake
Contributed by Charlene Blake. John (Jackie) Joseph Farrell was my Great Granduncle.
John was born at Awaba, New South Wales on the 8th of June 1890 to John Francis Farrell and Sarah Teresa Farrell, nee Walsh.
John Joseph Farrell, known as Jackie served during The Great War. He enlisted in December 1915, at West Maitland, with B Company No: VI Platoon, 34th Battalion on the 8th of January 1916 and was an original member of the Battalion. Private John Joseph Farrell, miner (machine man) from Sawyers Gully, NSW left Sydney on board HMAT A20 "Hororata" on the 2nd of May 1916. He was wounded in action in France on the 15th of July 1917, from a gun-shot wound in his thigh. John returned to Australia the 11th of May 1919.
John’s name has been inscribed on the Sawyers Gully Memorial Gates (unveiled on the 4th May 1918) and the Abermain War Memorial.
John’s younger brother Martin (1894-1962) also enlisted with the 34th Battalion, Reg No-427. Martin was laid to rest at Kurri Kurri Cemetery.
John married Bridget Mary Flynn at Cessnock, in 1920. They had four children; Mary (1921 – 1971), John (1922-1924), Michael (1924-1980) and Patrick (1927-1996). Michael enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force at the age of 19. He was discharged on 21 Apr 1947. His rank was "Leading aircraftman". His posting at discharge was 334 Radar station - Port Moresby, Gusap, Cape Gloucester.
John Joseph Farrell was laid to rest at Cessnock Cemetery, in January 1976, age 85. John and his wife, Bridget, are located in the Roman Catholic section 1, Row 1A, Lot 76.
John is not forgotten.
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