Timothy Oxley FARRELL

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Service Number:	1920
Enlisted:	22 January 1916, Dubbo
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gungolong, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Bourke, Bourke, New South Wales
Schooling:	Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	Died of Wounds, France, 22 May 1918
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot II, Row C, Grave 16
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bourke & District War Memorial

22 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 1920, 54th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo
23 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1920, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1920, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney
22 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 1920, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1920 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-22

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Timothy Oxley FARRELL was born in Gungolong in NSW in 1889

His parents were Timothy FARRELL & Mary Ann GIBB nee REED who married in Bourke in 1882 - Mary was previously married in 1872 to George Samson GIBB

Two of his brothers also served during WW1

1. Edward Albert FARRELL (SN 1919) - Lance Corporal with 55th Infantry Battalion - returned to Australia in 1919

2. George Charles FARRELL (SN 1921) - Private with 55th Infantry Battalion - Killed in Action on 9th March, 1917