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FARAGHER, Joseph Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5697 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 2 August 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31., Menin Gate Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour, Nabawa War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5697, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5697, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 5697, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5697 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was born on the Isle of Man and was probably related to Driver Edward Faragher- Service Number 9727-10th Coy. Australian Army Service Corps- Died 26/04/1916
Joseph is honoured on the Southport War Memorial, presumably because his next of kin-sister-Mrs C. Rimmer, lived there.
He is one of seven Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Southport War Memorial but 2 of these cannot be verified for certain; they are:
Sergeant A F HORTON
Corporal R MCGILL
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