Oliver Lawrence FARRELLY

Regimental number13/334
Date of birth27 June 1887
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
AddressNgaruawahia, Waikato
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinFather, R G Farrelly, Waitekauri, Coromandel
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in B Squadron, Wellington Mounted Rifles; discharged, 30 September 1910, at own request; serving in 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles Regiment at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHamilton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Goodfellow Farrelly, 3 Rawlings Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland, and the late Clara Maria Farrelly
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21002109