George FARTHING

FARTHING, George

Service Numbers: 1189, V13608
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
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
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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