Farnel George MARDLING

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MARDLING, Farnel George

Service Number:	3848
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, October 1886
Home Town:	Port Fairy, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling:	St Patricks School Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Kia - Buried In Trench By Shell, Belgium - Broodseinde Ridge, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 7), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Fairy War Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3848, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, 3848, 8th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

Farnel George Mardling SPC 1903-1904

DoB:  1886, South Yarra, VIC
Father:  William Cooke Mardling
Mother:  Ellen Isabella Grey, nee Younger

Farnel George Mardling enlisted on 16 July 1915 at the age of 28 years and 11 months. He was five feet, eight inches tall, with a fresh complexion, brown eyes and dark brown hair. He was not married, and his occupation was accountant.

Brother Mardling, James Wilfred, L/Cpl 4834, 8th Battalion, also killed by the same shell

From St Patrick's College, Our Bravest by Catriona Banks

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