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FARTHING, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1189, V13608 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1916, Allocated to D Company 37th Battalion by CO at Seymour Camp 27th April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Recruit Reception Depot |
| Born: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 26 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Noorongong State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 19 October 1955, aged 59 years, place of death not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to D Company 37th Battalion by CO at Seymour Camp 27th April 1916 | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to France with the Battalion on the Somme Winter 1916-17 | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Wounded on Joint 800 man Raid with 38th Battalion on German positions night of 27th February 1917 Somme | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 37th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 38th Battalion in the field France from 37th Battalion-on the Units disbandment | |
| 17 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Pleurisy on HT Plassy | |
| 14 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1189, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V13608 | |
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| 29 Apr 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Recruit Reception Depot, Posted to Staff Recruit and Reception Depot Caulfield for duty | |
| 17 Sep 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Recruit Reception Depot, Posted to Staff Recruit and Reception Depot Royal Park for duty | |
| 25 Sep 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V13608, Recruit Reception Depot, Discharged from RRD Royal Park Medical Over age for Service |
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