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FARRINGTON, Richard Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4178 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Herefordshire ,England., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 21 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3 INSCRIPTION PEACE PERFECT PEACE. Grave I. D. 26. , Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No 3, Brandhoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 4178, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 4178, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 21 Aug 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 4178, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4178 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1888 FARRINGTON Richard Christopher Hereford 6a .
[some sources say he was born in Bishop's Frome, Worcestershire]
He was 29 and the son of Jane Elizabeth and the late Charles Farrington, of Hopes Rough, Stoke Lacey, nr. Bromyard, Worcester, England.
He is remembered on the war memorial in the parish of BISHOP'S FROME
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is also remembered on the war memorial in the parish of MUCH COWARNE .