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O'FARRELL, Donald Sylvester
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6375 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Graman, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1971, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Clarence Lawn Cemetery (Grafton) |
| Memorials: | Inverell Intermediate High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6375, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6375, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6375, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6375, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg. Embarked for England on 20 September 1917 aboard HS Stad Antwerpen | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6375, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Thomas O'Farrell and Lydia Rose O'Farrell of 'Balmain Station', Inverell, NSW.
On route to the western front Donald disembarked a Cape Town, South Africa on 14 December 1916 due to mumps. Later re-embarked on 6 January 1917 for western front
Commenced return to Australia on 1 April 1919 aboard HT Shropshire disembarking on 16 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1928c Donald married Millicent V.A. Hamilton in Inverell, NSW.