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James FARNAN

Regimental number3736
SchoolSt Paul's Roman Catholic School, Victoria
Other trainingNil
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPacker
AddressSouth Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinSister, Catherine Farnan, 430 Coventry Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialPozierez British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. 4), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Francis and Bridget Winifred FARNAN. Native of Melbourne, Victoria

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