Edward Joseph FARRELL

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Service Number:	2713
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Huntly, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Huntly, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Huntly State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Lijssenthoek, Belgium, 2 October 1917
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXIV, Row E, Grave No. 4A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll, Huntly Memorial Hall Honor Roll

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2713, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2713, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2713, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
20 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2713, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
13 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Egypt
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2713, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières
14 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2713, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Mouquet Farm
1 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion, France
1 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Belgium
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2713, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Menin Road
2 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2713, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, Multiple SW to head, shoulder, hand and leg sustained near Westhoek Ridge. Evacuated to 3rd Canadian CCS at Lijssenthoek, however died of wounds same day.
2 Oct 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 2713, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2713 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-02

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