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FARNHAM, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1039 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 September 1914, Enlisted zt Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Smithton, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row A, Grave 24, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boat Harbour State School HR, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1039, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted zt Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1039, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1039, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1039, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1039 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Giles and Elizabeth Farnham of Smithton, Tasmania.
Brother of Claude Farnham who returned to Australia on 17 March 1917 having served with the 53rd Battalion, Vere Farnham who died of wounds on 3 September 1918 while serving with the 3rd Machine Gun Company and Daisy Billing nee Farnham of Smithton, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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