Regimental number | 2645 |
Place of birth | Newport New South Wales |
School | Public |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | 29 Grove Street, St Peter's, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, William James Farmer, 29 Grove Street, St Peter's, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served 16 and a half months at GCC Holdsworthy Guard in Citizen Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bethlehem Farm West Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 7A), Messines, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: WIlliam and Adelaide FARMER, 29 Grove Street, St. Peters, New South Wales. Native of Newport, Manly, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |