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John Henry FARLEY

Regimental number1784
Place of birthPrahran Victoria
SchoolMalvern Road State School, Hawksburn, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrocer
Address27 Aberdeen Road, Prahran, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs J H Farley, 27 Aberdeen Road, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 July 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burial"X" Farm Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 3), La Chapelle-de-Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
101
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin and Eliza FARLEY; husband of Ivy FARLEY, 27 Aberdeen Road, East Prahran, Victoria

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