FARRELL, James Stephen
| Service Number: | 2130 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia, 27 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Quirindi, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Castle Mountain School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Fettler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 21 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Narrabri, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2130, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2130, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
James Stephen FARRELL, (Service Number 2130), born at Castle Mountain, near Quirindi, in 1892, joined the NSWGR as a labourer on the Northern Division of the Permanent Way Branch in April 1914. In July that year he became a fettler on the Moree - Inverell line. In August 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Narrabri.
On 21 July 1916 he was reported missing in action( in France), and a Court of Enquiry subsequently amended this report to ‘killed in action’ on that date. He has no known grave but is remembered with honour on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles.
Submitted 30 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
James Stephen FARRELL (Service Number 2130) was born at Castle Mountain, near Quirindi, in 1892. He joined the NSW Government Railways as a labourer on the Northern Division of the Permanent Way Branch in April 1914. In July that year he became a fettler on the Moree - Inverell line. In August 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Narrabri.
He embarked from Sydney in February 1916. He went first to Egypt, landing there in March and joining his battalion the following month. In May he had a week in hospital with mumps. He re-joined his unit in time to leave with them for France, where he landed on 23rd June.
On 21st July he was reported missing in action. A Court of Enquiry subsequently amended this report to ‘killed in action’ on that date. He has no known grave but is remembered with honour on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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