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FARTHING, William Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2023 |
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| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Home Town: | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nambour Heroes Walk |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2023, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2023, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2023, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2023 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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