James (Jim) FARNAN

FARNAN, James

Service Number: 3736
Enlisted: 6 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion
Born: Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1875
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: St Paul's Roman Catholic School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Packer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1916, aged 41 years
Cemetery: Pozières British Cemetery
Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

6 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3736, Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3736, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3736, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
9 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3736, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3736 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09

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