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Albert FARRAR

Regimental number626
Place of birthGeelong Victoria
SchoolColac and Birregurra State Schools, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGrocer
AddressMcKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinGeorge Samuel Farrar, McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date25 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death25
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 41), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Samuel and Matilda C. FARRAR, Bellerine and McKillop Streets, Geelong, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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