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FARQUHARSON, Peter Alfred

Service Numbers:	Q147171, QX52282, 1/400045
Enlisted:	10 April 1942, Eligible males were drafted into the Militia for Home Defence Duties. Once called up, they would undergo basic training and be allocated to a unit. Many men chose to volunteer for active service in the Army, RAAF or RAN, from the Militia.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia , 3 February 1924
Home Town:	Drayton, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed in Action, Korea, 24 April 1951, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drayton War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Toowoomba District Servicemen Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW2, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial), Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

World War 2 Service

10 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q147171, Eligible males were drafted into the Militia for Home Defence Duties. Once called up, they would undergo basic training and be allocated to a unit. Many men chose to volunteer for active service in the Army, RAAF or RAN, from the Militia.
27 Apr 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX52282
24 Jun 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, QX52282, 2nd/4th Field Regiment
24 Jun 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, QX52282, 2nd/4th Field Regiment

Korean War Service

24 Apr 1951:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1/400045, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Kapyong, Killed in Action

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