| John Farrer | |||
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| A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour | |||
| Rank | Private | ||
| Number | 19455 | ||
| Company | |||
| Attached § | |||
| Transferred ¥ | |||
| Former unit ‡ | None listed in SDGW | ||
| Enlisted | Carlisle, Cumberland | ||
| Resident | 17 Close Street, Carlisle | ||
| Born | Gaitsgill, Cumberland | ||
| Died | 1 July 1916 | ||
| Where died | France and Flanders | ||
| How died | Killed in action | ||
| Age | 34 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Memorial | ||
| Reference no. | Pier and Face 6A and 7C | ||
| Resting place | Thiepval Memorial | ||
| Source | |||
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| Definitions | |||
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| *All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries.*§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment). |
| Notes | |||
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| *Son of Elizabeth Farrer of Gaitsgill.*Husband of Mary Farrer and father of 5 children.*John previously worked as a coal miner.*Reported missing and wounded 1 July 1916 and assumed to have died on that day. Telegram sent August 1917.*John is also commemorated on a family grave at Dalston Road Cemetery, Carlisle. |
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