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Service Number 6990. Died of Wounds 18th April 1918. 15th Casualty Clearing Station, France.
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Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Farrell, James Arthur Service Number 6990
Died of Wounds 18th April 1918 15th 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
(© 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 1st AIF.
This resource is presented by
Gosford City Council for research purposes only.
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NAME Farrell, James Arthur
SERVICE NO 6990
UNIT
RANK Private
AGE at Enlistment 19 yrs 7 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Wyong, NSW
ADDRESS Wyong, NSW
OCCUPATION Labourer/ Saw Mill
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 8 Oct 1917
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Newcastle, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE 2 yrs Snr Cadets, 1 yrs 16 Infantry
NEXT OF KIN Parents;- James & Sophie Jane Farrell, Church St. Wyong.
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’8”. Weight-152lbs. Chest-34-37”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair.
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED Sydney 11 Nov 1916 per HMAT A29 “Suevic”
DISEMBARKED Devonport 30 Jan 1917
NOTES Aunt Mrs Buckton- George St Burwood, NSW states she cared for James from age 14, until enlistment. Parents gave permission for enlistment
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 1 Mar 1917 hospital- VD 61 days. 16 Apr 1918 Wounded- GSW Multiple-Head & Shoulder nr Strazeele.
DIED 18 Apr 1918- 15th Casualty Clearing Station France
BURIED Mont Morris nr Pte Anderson & Pte.E J Glasscock 4675, cross erected Ebblinghem Brit. Cem. 4¾miles WNW of Hazelbrouch. Plot 2 Row A Gve B.
MEDALS British War Medal-57130, Victory Medal-56210. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-343902. sent to father
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS Cotton Reel, Tin Box, Razor, Comb, Letter, Writing Pad & Cover/
WILL Beneficiary Father, James Farrell
CORRESPONDENCE Father/ Aunt Mrs Buckton
Gosford Times 23rd May 1918 Paragraphs
Private J A Farrell, of Wyong, died of wounds on 18th April.
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3548824