FARR, Reginald Cruden
| Service Number: | 857 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alexandria, New South Wales, 29 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kogarah Public School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Burwood, New South Wales, 11 December 1972, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 857, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 857, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 857, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 857, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 857, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (legs) | |
| 14 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 857, 20th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...the three youngest sons of Mr. and Mrs L. H. Farr, of Mont-gomery-street, Kogarah. The eldest, H. R. Farr, left Sydney in the latter portion of 1915, and after a long stay in Egypt, went to France with the 45th Battalion attached to the Lewis Machine Gun Section. After being in action for over twelve months with hisbattalion, he received a severe wound in the head at Messines, and returned to Sydney about the end of 1917. R. C. Farr left Sydney with the 20th Battalion, and was wounded severely at Gallipoli, and after a long stay in Eng-land, returned to Australia in August, 1916. _ The youngest of the trio, V. G. Farr, who has just turned 20 years, enlisted last February, and went into camp early in March. He is at present at Liver-pool, and is due to leave for France at an early date. All three of these young soldiers were educated at Kogarah School, and were well known in the Football, Cricket and Baseball circles of St. George district." - from the St George Call (Kogarah) 18 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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