Reginald William Bartlett FARMER

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FARMER, Reginald William Bartlett

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	1 December 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	HMAS Torrens (I)
Born:	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 27 June 1888
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bristol Grammar School, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation:	Ship's officer
Died:	Pneumonia, Italy, 9 October 1918, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Messina Town Cemetery, Italy Plot 5. Row 2. Gr. 12. INSCRIPTION - A BELOVED SON AND BROTHER
Memorials:	Crib Point R.A.N. Destroyer Flotilla HR, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2)

World War 2 Service

1 Dec 1915:	Enlisted

World War 1 Service

15 Dec 1915:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, Ship's officer on SS Makura appointed a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
3 Feb 1916:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, HMAS Torrens (I)
1 Jun 1916:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, Appointed navigation officer on HMAS Torrens.
21 Jan 1918:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Torrens (I)
6 Oct 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, Evacuated suffering with influenza from HMAS Torrens, then in dry dock at Messina, Italy.
9 Oct 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, Died from pneumonia at Messina, Italy.

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

His rank was Lieutenant ; he was 30 and the son of William and Clara Farmer, of "Montrose," Musgrave St., Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales.

His brother, Private Aubrey Farmer, D.C.M., aged 23, also fell. He died between the dates of 29/04/1915 and 06/06/1915 whilst serving with the 3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., and having no known grave, is commemorated at Panel 20 on the Lone Pine Memorial.

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