Service Number:--- 3736
Enlisted:--- 6th August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Age on enlistment:--- 40 years and 1 month.
Next of Kin:---Sister, Miss Catherine Farnan, 430 Coventry St, South Melbourne.
Last Rank:-- Private
Last Unit:---46th Infantry Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Born:---South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1875
Home Town:--- Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:--- St Paul's Roman Catholic School, Victoria, Australia
Civilian employment:--- Packer
Religion:---Roman Catholic
Martial Status:---single
Fate: Killed in action, France, 9 August 1916, aged 41 years
Burial: Pozières British Cemetery
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Group Photo:---The Farnan brothers, Christopher (left) and James (right), of the 46th Battalion 1st AIF taken prior to their embarkation from Egypt to France. James (seated) would be Killed in Action on the 9th of August 1916, whilst his younger brother Christopher would survive the War.only to be admitted into the Military Mental Asylum (Mont Park) where he would pass on the 9th of November 1923.
Enlisted:--- 6th August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Age on enlistment:--- 40 years and 1 month.
Next of Kin:---Sister, Miss Catherine Farnan, 430 Coventry St, South Melbourne.
Last Rank:-- Private
Last Unit:---46th Infantry Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Born:---South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1875
Home Town:--- Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:--- St Paul's Roman Catholic School, Victoria, Australia
Civilian employment:--- Packer
Religion:---Roman Catholic
Martial Status:---single
Fate: Killed in action, France, 9 August 1916, aged 41 years
Burial: Pozières British Cemetery
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Group Photo:---The Farnan brothers, Christopher (left) and James (right), of the 46th Battalion 1st AIF taken prior to their embarkation from Egypt to France. James (seated) would be Killed in Action on the 9th of August 1916, whilst his younger brother Christopher would survive the War.only to be admitted into the Military Mental Asylum (Mont Park) where he would pass on the 9th of November 1923.
Service Number:--- 3736
Enlisted:--- 6th August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Age on enlistment:--- 40 years and 1 month.
Next of Kin:---Sister, Miss Catherine Farnan, 430 Coventry St, South Melbourne.
Last Rank:-- Private
Last Unit:---46th Infantry Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Born:---South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1875
Home Town:--- Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:--- St Paul's Roman Catholic School, Victoria, Australia
Civilian employment:--- Packer
Religion:---Roman Catholic
Martial Status:---single
Fate: Killed in action, France, 9 August 1916, aged 41 years
Burial: Pozières British Cemetery
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Group Photo:---The Farnan brothers, Christopher (left) and James (right), of the 46th Battalion 1st AIF taken prior to their embarkation from Egypt to France. James (seated) would be Killed in Action on the 9th of August 1916, whilst his younger brother Christopher would survive the War.only to be admitted into the Military Mental Asylum (Mont Park) where he would pass on the 9th of November 1923.
Enlisted:--- 6th August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Age on enlistment:--- 40 years and 1 month.
Next of Kin:---Sister, Miss Catherine Farnan, 430 Coventry St, South Melbourne.
Last Rank:-- Private
Last Unit:---46th Infantry Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Born:---South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1875
Home Town:--- Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:--- St Paul's Roman Catholic School, Victoria, Australia
Civilian employment:--- Packer
Religion:---Roman Catholic
Martial Status:---single
Fate: Killed in action, France, 9 August 1916, aged 41 years
Burial: Pozières British Cemetery
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Group Photo:---The Farnan brothers, Christopher (left) and James (right), of the 46th Battalion 1st AIF taken prior to their embarkation from Egypt to France. James (seated) would be Killed in Action on the 9th of August 1916, whilst his younger brother Christopher would survive the War.only to be admitted into the Military Mental Asylum (Mont Park) where he would pass on the 9th of November 1923.
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Private, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: 41.
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