Marko FARAC

Regimental number15890
Date of birth27 April 1892
Place of birthKcara, Dalmatia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 11.5"
Weight192 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Miss A Withers, Post Office, Te Aro, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 March 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1917
Place of burialLondon Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 5), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jaka and Petra Farac, Kuciste, Jugoslavia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched in to 5th (Reserve) Bn, Sling Camp.

Admitted to Venereal Section, NZ Command Depot, Codford, 20 January 1917; discharged to Depot, 3 March 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 41 days.

Admitted to Venereal Section, NZ Command Depot, Codford, 14 March 1917; transferred to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 16 March 1917; discharged to NZ Command Depot, 3 April 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 19 days.

Transferred to 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2 May 1917, and posted to 12th Company.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917.

Killed in action, 11 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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