FARR, Victor George
| Service Number: | 53722 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1918, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kogarah, New South Wales, 11 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kogarah Public School |
| Occupation: | Marine Engineer's apprentice |
| Died: | Accidental (drowned), Wallaroo, South Australia, 21 February 1927, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Rockdale Arncliffe Methodist Church Roll of Honor (Small) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53722, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 53722, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 53722, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 53722, 13th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...the three youngest sons of Mr. and Mrs L. H. Farr, of Mont-gomery-street, Kogarah. The eldest, H. R. Farr, left Sydney in the latter portion of 1915, and after a long stay in Egypt, went to France with the 45th Battalion attached to the Lewis Machine Gun Section. After being in action for over twelve months with hisbattalion, he received a severe wound in the head at Messines, and returned to Sydney about the end of 1917. R. C. Farr left Sydney with the 20th Battalion, and was wounded severely at Gallipoli, and after a long stay in Eng-land, returned to Australia in August, 1916. _ The youngest of the trio, V. G. Farr, who has just turned 20 years, enlisted last February, and went into camp early in March. He is at present at Liver-pool, and is due to leave for France at an early date. All three of these young soldiers were educated at Kogarah School, and were well known in the Football, Cricket and Baseball circles of St. George district." - from the St George Call (Kogarah) 18 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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