John Francis FARNAN

Regimental number6783
Place of birthHawthorn Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCloncurry, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Farnan, Hartwell Hill Road, Hartwell East Canaberwell, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date23 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of disease 28 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialLonguenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
55
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Laurence and Alice Jane FARNAN, "Rosebank", Hartwell Hill Road, Camberwell, Victoria. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria