William Turner FARQUHAR

Regimental number8/2334
Date of birth4 July 1887
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address172 Lowe Street, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, J L Farquhar, Blackstone Hill, Otago
Enlistment date16 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 14 August 1915
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row J, Grave No 82), Alexandria, Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Lamb Farquhar and Mary J. Farquhar, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 14 August 1915.

Died of wounds, 21st General Hospital, Alexandria.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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