Farrell, John

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Farrell, Allen John

Service Service Number Number 1494 4468 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 7th May 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Farrell, John

SERVICE NO

4468

UNIT

3rd Battalion/ 14th Rienf.

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

27 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH

Wagga Wagga, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Bridge Carpenter

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

11 Sept 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Holdsworthy, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Sister;- Nellie Farrell-later Mrs Harry Hallcrass Eldest Brother;- D D Farrell-40 Percival St. W. Kogarah. Brother (Deceased) Michael Farrell 3485 26th Btn. Father;- Thomas Farrell-Wamberal crossed out (died 1915) Height-5’9”.Weight-158lbs. Chest-35-37”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Black/Grey.

RELIGION

R/C

EMBARKED

Sydney 12 Jan 1916 per HMAT RMS “Osterley”.

2½ yrs 5 Regiment Volunteer Exp. France

DISEMBARKED NOTES

Parents deceased

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

26 Jul 1916 GSW L/Thigh-transf to Eng. Returned to unit 6 Oct 1916 Belgium. 6 May 1917 GSW-Multiple Chest & Abdomen + other wounds, Bullecourt France

DIED

7 May 1917-3rd Casualty Clearing Station

BURIED

Grevillers Brit. Cem. Nr Bapaume France

MEDALS

British War Medal-30087, Victory Medal-29905. Memorial Plaque & Scroll324090.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Disc, 2 Cigarette lighters, Wallet, Pen-knife, Rosary, Photos, Card, Postcard, Pipe./

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

D D Farrell. Mrs Agnes B Walsh, 15 Byrnes St. W Kogarah. Mrs Harry Hallcrass, 22 Gerald St. Marrickville

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548909

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