FARMER, Challenger George
| Service Numbers: | Officer, T253562 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, 23rd AASC |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 8 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ulverstone General Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Divisional Train, 23rd AASC | |
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| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Train | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Divisional Train, Temporary Major | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Divisional Train | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Divisional Train | |
| 21 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Divisional Train | |
| 30 Oct 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Apr 1940: | Enlisted T253562 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Embarked Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Friends of the Ulverstone General Cemetery inc:
Stories from the Cemetery
Challenger George Farmer, MC, M.I.D.x 2 – One of our Anzacs
In 2017 our dedicated researchers identified several unmarked graves in our cemetery belonging to WW1 soldiers.
Challenger G Farmer was one of them.
We joined with the Headstone Project to ensure that the final resting places of these men were acknowledged and formally marked with a plaque. The result was an unveiling of plaques on 13 previously unmarked graves by the Governor of Tasmania, Kate Warner on 11th November 2017.
Challenger George Farmer was born in Hobart in 1888 and was described as bank clerk when he enlisted in 1914. He had been a member of the Derwent Regiment - a volunteer reserve regiment in Hobart.
He was initially assigned to 4th Company, Australian Supply Company and saw action at both Gallipoli, where he landed ashore on the 26th April 1915, and in France rising to the rank of Major. He was both Mentioned in Despatches and awarded a Military Cross. He later served in WW2 and attained the rank of Lt Colonel with the 30th Australian Garrison Battalion of the Citizens Militia Force.
There are almost 200 WW1 veterans buried in Ulverstone General Cemetery and thanks to the Headstone Project and the work of our volunteers, all have headstones or plaques.
Lest We Forget
Sources: National Archive of Australia, Australian War Memorial, Discovering the Anzacs website.
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