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Sapper James Farrer

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Farrer, James
Date of birth: 1871-11-11
Place of birth: Canonbie Dumfriesshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs M James, sister. 1026 William Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Penticton, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-04-13
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Arras Road Cemetery, III. F. 18.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 687691
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-02-10 to 1917-01-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Robecq

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 279365
LAC ID: 386768
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3006-S019
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Farrer and Jane Farrer

War Diary for 11th Railway Battalion

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion A Company Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops 11th Railway Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-15