Regimental number | 506 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Smithton, North West Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Smithton, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, G Farnham, Smithton, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/9/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 8), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1039 Pte Les FARNHAM, 15th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 30 April 1915; 4306 Pte Claude FARNHAM, 53rd Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1917.~ |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Age at death | 22 |