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FARISH, Robert Turner
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 875 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1915, Enlisted at St Arnaud |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Arnaud State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 20 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 11, Row D, Grave 20, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St. Arnaud A.N.A. Branch Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 875, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at St Arnaud | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 875, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 875, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 19 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 875, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Accidental BW sustained in the front line at Lone Pine (bomb exploded before it could be thrown). Evacuated to 6th Field Ambulance where he died of his wounds the next day 20 September 1915. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Robert Turner Farish and Ann Elizabeth Farish of Bowen Street, St. Arnaud, Victoria. Brother of Albert Kauman Farish who returned to Australia on 11 April 1916 having served with the 24th Battalion and Isabel Farish
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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