| Regimental number | 3170 |
| Place of birth | Romsey, Victoria |
| School | Box Hill State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Blackburn Road, Blackburn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, M F Farrelly, Blackburn Road, Blackburn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets, Area 48A (Box Hill); 1 month in Citizen Military Forces (Surrey Hills). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 19.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin and Grace FARRELLY, Elgar Road, Box Hill, Victoria. Native of Romsey, Victoria. 16 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Found guilty, 28 January 1916, of ill-treating a native on the line of march, 24 January 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Transferred to 58th Bn, 17 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1040701, 3714 Pte W. CORRIN, 59th Bn, 2 November 1917: 'I saw Casualty killed by H.E. Shell just before the "Hop Over" at Fleurbaix on the 19th July whilst in the trench. His back was smashed by the shell.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FARRELLY Martin
Red Cross file 1040701 |
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