Regimental number | 23817 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mauriceville |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, T Farmer, Greytown |
Previous military service | Served in Mauriceville Territorials; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Mr T. Farmer, Main Street, Greytown, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 21 October 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 December 1916. Attached to Reinforcements Camp, Morbecque, 5 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 18 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 13 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 24 September 1917. Killed in action, 4 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 8 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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