FARRELLY, Jerome Anstey
| Service Number: | 827 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lilydale, Tasmania Australia , 1897 |
| Home Town: | Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Wounds,, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 23 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scottsdale Municipality Pictorial HR |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 827, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 827, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 23 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 827, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 827 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-23 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 23rd July…… Private Jerome Anstey Farrelly was born at Lilydale, Tasmania in 1897. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 8th February, 1916 stating he was a Blacksmith aged 21 years & 7 months.
Jerome Farrelly was posted to A.I.F Training Camp on 8th February, 1916. He was discharged on 17th February, 1916 as being “under age. Unable to obtain parents consent.”
Jerome Farrelly re-enlisted on 14th March, 1916 stating he was aged 18 years & 8 months.
Private Jerome Anstey Farrelly was written up while in Camp at Claremont, Tasmania five times between 29th April, 1916 & 23rd June, 1916 for overstaying Final Leave for 2 days; for being Absent without Leave from Parade (3 times) & Neglect of duty.
Private Farrelly embarked from Hobart, Tasmania on HMAT Berrima (A35) on 1st July, 1916 with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 40th Infantry Battalion “D” Company & disembarked at Devonport, England on 22nd August, 1916 where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front.
Private Farrelly was written up for Disobedience to an order from an N.C.O. while at Larkhill, Wiltshire (no date recorded). He proceeded overseas to France on 14th October, 1916 & was taken on strength of 49th Battalion on 1st November, 1916.
Private Farrelly was absent without leave from 1 pm on 29th December, 1916 to 8.30 pm on 30th December, 1916. He was awarded 20 days F.P. No. 2 (Field Punishment) & forfeited 2 days’ pay.
Private Farrelly was sent to Pack Mules Corp on 9th January, 1917. He rejoined his Unit on 11th February, 1917.
Private Jerome Anstey Farrelly was wounded in action on 7th June, 1917. (The Medical Case Sheet completed on 19th July, 1917 recorded that Private Farrelly was wounded at Messines about 13.30. He walked to dressing station with a small wound over R parietal bone & became unconscious about 1530. He regained consciousness about 10.00 next day…) He was admitted to Field Ambulance with gun shot wounds then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station then on to 1st South African General Hospital at Abbeville, France on 10th June, 1917.
Private Farrelly was transferred to England on Hospital Ship & admitted to Tooting Military Hospital, London on 15th June, 1917 with G.S.W. to Head (slight). He was transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary hospital, Dartford on 19th July, 1917.
A Medical Report was completed on Private Jerome Anstey Farrelly on 21st July, 1917 at Dartford. His disability was recorded as Cerebral Haemorrhage which had originally occurred at Messines, France on 7th June, 1917. The Officer in charge of the case recommended that Private Farrelly be discharged as permanently unfit. The Medical Board found that Private Jerome Anstey Farrelly was permanently unfit for all service.
Private Jerome Anstey Farrelly died at 05.15 on 23rd July, 1917 at 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England from wounds received in action in France –G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Head, depressed fracture of skull, heart failure & cerebral haemorrhage.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/f---g.html
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