Regimental number | 3299 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ingham, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | c/o D W Murray Ltd, Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Farr, Charters Towers Road, Hyde Park, Townsville, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Guedecourt, near Bapaume, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen FARR. Native of Ingham, Queensland |
Medals |
Military Medal 'This N.C.O. was in command of a Grenade Section and throughout operations north west of POZIERES from 5th to 11th August, 1916, did exceptionally good work and showed courage of a high order. Under heavy fire he assisted Sergeant MOORE to carry in Sergeant MORGAN of the 15th Battalion, Machine Gun Section, who was wounded and lying in an exposed position. On the morning of the 7th August, 1916, Corporal A.T. FARR did a piece of exceptionally good work bombing a German Trench and was the cause of the capture of eight Germans.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |