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FARR, Walter Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N75890 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Illness, Australia, 16 November 1940, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Panel 3, New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Captain, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Captain, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: Other records indicate he may have embarked on HMAT Wiltshire on 19 October 1914 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, N75890 | |
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| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, N75890 |
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