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FARR, Thomas Evan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2172 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bangerang, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Flinders, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Flinders State School No.841, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Postal assistant/telegraph operator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Flinders St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Flinders WWI War Memorial, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2, Warracknabeal Memorial Pavers |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 21 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, “A” Company | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2172 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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