FARRAR, Arthur
| Service Number: | 901 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Eureka Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Navvy |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Barkly Street Uniting Church Memorial Window, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 901, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 901, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 901, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Glenunga International High School
Arthur Farrar was born around December 1894, son to Albert Victor Farrar and Mary Farrar, in Ballarat, Victoria. He was brother to George, Phillip, Annie and Doris Farrar and attended school at Eureka Street State School. As a young man he worked as a navvy until embarking to go to war on the 31st of August, 1914, at the age of 19, after enlisting at in Morphetville, SA.
As a soldier he was ranked private and was granted the service number 901. He fought in the 10th Battalion and made the ultimate sacrifice, dying in battle at Gallipoli on the 2nd of May, 1915. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of his body remains unknown and is still missing to this current day.
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