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FAEHRMANN, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S17545 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 September 1940, Mount Barker, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Hahndorf, South Australia, Australia, 21 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Hahndorf, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | N/A |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, New Guinea, 15 July 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 4. Row D. Grave 15. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Sep 1940: | Involvement Private, S17545 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Mount Barker, SA | |
| 19 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S17545 | |
| 15 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, Killed in action Bougainville. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Thomas More College
Jack Faehrmann was born on the 21st of June 1916 in Hahndorf, South Australia. Faehrmann was enlisted on the 19th of September 1940 in Mount Barker, aged 24. Before starting in the war Faehrmann worked as a farm hand. He served in South Australia, Queensland. He was killed in action on the 15th of July 1945 in Bougainville.
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