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FARISH, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22681 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia , 2 November 1918 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Townsville, Queensland, Australia, New Guinea, 30 August 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia C.A.6., Townsville War Cemetery, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW2, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 22681 | |
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| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 22681 |
Personal Stories
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Son of William James Farish and Annie Farish
Husband of Valerie Louise Farish of Box Hill, Victoria
Warrant Officer Disciplinary William James Farish 22681 of 33 Operational Base Unit accidentally drowned in Townsville Weir
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