Farrar, John William

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O.B.E., M.B. : Major, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., and R.A.M.C., B.E.F., France; also R.A.N. Enlisting in August, 1914, served on naval hospital ship "Grantala "as civil surgeon till December. Re-Enlisting 9th March, 1915, as lieutenant R.A.M.C., was R.M.O. 2nd Battn., The Royal Scots, from March, 1915, to March, 1916. Re-Enlisting in A.I.F. in May and sailing in June, served at No. 1 Australian General Hospital Rouen, and with 5th and 6th Australian Field Ambulances in 1917, R.M.O. 4th Field Artillery Brigade in 1918 and Registrar (temporary Major) No. 3 A.G. Hospital, Abbeville, from 28th February, 1919, until demobilisation. Early education at Sydney Grammar School.

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1889

Birth in Rylstone -- NSW, Australia 13 October 1889
1903

Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia 1903
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1914

Enlisted 1 Aug 1914
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Military service as Major at France --, France
1915

Enlisted 9 Mar 1915
1916

Enlisted 1 May 1916
1919

Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on 1919-03-01
1919

Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1 Mar 1919
1919

Married 3 Dec 1919 at St George's Presbyterian Church : Castlereagh Street [ Sydney Australia ]
1953

Medical Superintendent at King George V Hospital -- Sydney, Australia 1 February 1953
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Farrar, Frank Martindale
1966

Death in Double Bay -- NSW, Australia 16 January 1966

Gender

Male

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Portrait of Dr John William Farrar [ jpg ]

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