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FARRELL, John Phillip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31691 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Xavier College, Melbourne Victoria, Australia; St Virgil's College, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Railway Construction Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Franvillers, France, 28 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Querrieu British Cemetery, Picardie Row A, Grave 45, Querrieu British Cemetery, Querrieu, Picardie, France, Le Peuplier Military Cemetery, Caestre, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 31691, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Driver, 31691, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Driver, 31691, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred from the 25th Howitzer Brigade to the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 28 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 31691, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Shell wounds to the right thigh and scalp | |
| 28 May 1918: | Involvement Driver, 31691, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31691 awm_unit: 9th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-05-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Phillip and Kathleen Farrell of the Turner's Hotel, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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