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FARMER, Augustus Pegg
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4808 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 December 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Katanning, Western Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bridgetown, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mericourt, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bridgetown Battle of the Somme Memorial, Bridgetown Memorial Park, Bridgetown War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4808, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4808, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4808, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4808 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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Augustus Pegg FARMER was born in Katanning, Western Australia
His parents were William Pegg FARMER and Emily COYNE
"Corporal Augustus Farmer was a Western Australian indigenous soldier from Katanning. He served in the 16th Battalion of the first AIF (Australian Imperial Force). In May 1918 he became the first Aboriginal soldier to be awarded the Military Medal for his conspicuous bravery under fire. Three months later Augustus was mortally wounded at Mericourt on the Somme River. Today he lies in a military cemetery in Northern France" - SOURCE (www.google.com.au)
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