FARRAR-PUGH, George Augustus
| Service Number: | NX16441 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 9 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Commission Agent |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Prince of Wales Military Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 16 August 1945, aged 55 years |
| Cemetery: |
Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England Plot, Section 5, Grave 253 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NX16441 | |
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| 22 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX16441, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX16441, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Augustus Caesar FARRAH-PUGH was born in Liverpool, England on 9th October, 1889 although he stated 1904 in his WW2 record
His parents were George FARRAH-PUGH & Catherine CAESAR who married in Chester, UK in 1883 - his Mother died in 1895
He married Annie (Nancy) Bladon HARVIE in New Zealand in 1911
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George & his brother Norman John emigrated from England to New Zealand and they both served during WW1 (possibly in a NZ regiment) & George served later during WW2 in the Australian Army
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His son George FARRAH -PUGH who was born in New Zealand also served for Australia during WW2 in the RAAF (SN 14211) and was discharged on 8th February, 1946
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