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Ebenezer FARMER

Regimental number1568
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPublic servant
Address84 Kent Terrace, Norwood, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.11
Height5' 9.25"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Henrietta Farmer, c/o P.T. Farmer, Railway Station, Hilton
Previous military serviceServed in the 23rd Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 19 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date20 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Miltiades', 19 June 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 5 August 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide, discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 20 September 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 December 1971
Age at death77
Place of burialBarmera Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FARMER Ebenezer

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