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FARRAR, Alan Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 411 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. Rank changed to Trooper on the day of enlistment |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Sicilia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Rev. E. Teale officiated Panel 4, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 411, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. Rank changed to Trooper on the day of enlistment | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 411, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 411, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 411, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 411 awm_unit: 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered as Alan Francis Farrar
Son of Arthur and Susan Farrar of Bruce Street, Stanmore, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of enlistment he was employed at Tabbo Station, Whilton, NSW as a bookkeeper