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Arthur FARTHING

Regimental number2360
Place of birthGulgong, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBlacksmith
Address99 Edith Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinBrother, George Hide Farthing, 99 Edith Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 May 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
FateReturned to Australia 26 September 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 26 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne for Sydney, 21 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 6 February 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 January 1925
Place of burialAll Saints' Church of England Cemetery, Sutton Forest, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, FARTHING Arthur

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