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Albert George FARR

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk, Defence Department
Address'Glencoe', 87 Eglinton Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation46
Next of kinWife, Ellen Farr, 87 Eglinton Street, Moonee Ponds
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentMajor
Unit nameAustralian Army Pay Corps
AWM Embarkation Roll number5/2/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Pay Corps
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', third Supplement, No. 29632 (21 June 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129 (21 September 1916).

FateReturned to Australia 17 August 1916

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