FARNSWORTH, Herbert Jermyn
| Service Number: | 130 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| Died: | Illness, Roseville, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 4 December 1967 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 3 May 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 130, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 17 May 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 130, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia Boer War Dossier, discharged 17 May 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Herbert Jermyn FARNSWORTH was born in North Melbourne, Victoria in 1873
His parents were George William FARNSWORTH &Barbara Helen MacALISTER
He maried Clara Maud Mary LINCOLN at St Kilda Presbyterian Church, Victoria in 1910
He served in the Boer War in the 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry and returned to Australia on 3rd May, 1901 on the ship Tongariro and was discharged on 17th May, 1901
Herbert died in Sydney on 4th December, 1967 - late of Roseville & Neutral Bay & was cremated privately
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His son Lincolm William FARNSWORTH served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy during WW2 and was discharged on 28th April, 1945 (HMAS Penquin)
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