The AIF Project

John Joseph O'FARRELL

Regimental number10939
Place of birthBalmain New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationManager
Address25 Oatley Road, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Muriel O'Farrell, 227 Edgecliffe Road, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name9th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 5 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 10 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 July 1978

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.