| Regimental number | 12998 |
| Occupation | Shipping clerk |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs N W Farmar, 13 Beaver Road, Blenheim |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Special Memorial IX.AA.4), Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur James and Jessie Myhill Farmar, 13 Beaver Road, Blenheim; Wife: Sydney Farmar, Beaver Road, Blenheim |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 23 |