FARLOW, Frederick Garnet
Service Number: | 227 |
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Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Cairns, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Maclean, New South Wales, Australia, 18 October 1885 |
Home Town: | Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer/Selector |
Died: | Killed In Action, Palestine, 25 September 1918, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Haifa War Cemetery, Israel Row B, Grave no.60 |
Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maclean Public School Roll of Honour, Malanda Eacham Memorial Gates, Millaa Millaa WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 227, Cairns, Queensland | |
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2 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 227, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 227, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane | |
29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 227, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
4 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
29 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
25 Sep 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Megiddo - Syria 1918, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-25 |
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Frederick Garnet FARLOW was born in 1885 in Maclean, Clarence River, NSW
His parents were Charles FARLOW and Julia HAUGH
He married Margaret Gertrude CONSIDINE in 1915 in Queensland and also enlisted in 1915 with the Australian Army - he was with the 11th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron - Unit embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT Borda on 16th June, 1915
Frederick was Killed in Action on 25th September, 1918 in Palestine and was buried in Semakh Military Cemetery, grave 3 and then reburied in Haifa War Cemetery, Grave ref. Row B Grave 60 - he is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial
He was awarded the Military Cross, also Mentioned in Dispatches, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal