John Carter FARQUHARSON

FARQUHARSON, John Carter

    Service Numbers: 2135, V352288
    Enlisted: 1 March 1942
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Deans Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 16 January 1890
    Home Town: Birregurra, Colac-Otway, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Butcher [WW1], Grazier [WW2]
    Died: 20 September 1961, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Warncoort Public Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Plot: Presbyterian, Section 2, Grave 16
    Memorials: Bambra Roll of Honor, Birregurra & District Residents Roll of Honor, Birregurra State School Roll of Honor, Birregurra War Memorial, Yeodene Yeo District Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2135, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    17 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2135, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne

    World War 2 Service

    1 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V352288

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    Biography contributed by Ian Fox

    In WW1, John enlisted with the AIF in April 1915, and served at Gallipoli and in France. He was wounded at Gallipoli in August and suffered from trench fever, influenza and shell shock while in France. He disembarked in Australia in May 1919.

    During WW2, John served in the 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) between March 1942 and August 1945.

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