| Regimental number | 2022 |
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
| School | Yarra Park State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Railway employee |
| Address | 19 Falconer Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.11 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, E V Stent, 33 James Street, Windsor, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name given on Nominal Roll as FARGHER, Phillip Athol |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ellan Vannin STENT (formerly FARGHER), and the late Philip FARGHER, Fawkner Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 22nd Bn, Gallipoli, 31 October 1915. Admitted to HS 'Oxfordshire', 12 December 1915 (diptheria); transferred to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, 15 December 1915; to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 21 February 1916; discharged to duty, 4 March 1916. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing in Action, 19 July 1916; now, 5 August 1916, declared 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1040105, 385 Pte W. TOTMAN, Lewis Gun Section, HQ, 60th Bn (patient, St John's Hospital, Etaples), 12 December 1916: 'Capt. Hollis, M.G.S. told me he was killed soon after crossing the parapet at Fleurbaix, by m. gun.' Note in file: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' |
| Miscellaneous details | Mother's surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as SKUT. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FARGHER Philip Athol
Red Cross File No 1040105 |
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