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John FARRELL

Regimental number3107
Place of birthPort Pirie South Australia
SchoolSt Anthony's Catholic School, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressPort Pirie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Farrell, Port Pirie, South Australia
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20.10
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Margaret FARRELL, 5 Branford Street, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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