Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Douglas Farquhar

Name: Farquhar, Francis Douglas

Date of death: 1915-03-21

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Buried: Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3, Idaho, Belgium, III. A. 6.

Final Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)

Battle wounded/killed: St. Eloi/St. Eloy

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

LAC ID: 385047

Service file: B2997A-S066

Uploader's Notes: Born in England in 1875. Husband of Lady Evelyn Farquhar, Montague Place, London West, England and Rideau Cottage, Ottawa. Killed at St. Eloi. Educated at Eton College, Windsor, England. Spoke French, Somali and Chinese. Saw action in South Africa 1899-1900 and Somaliland 1903-1904. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in August 1914 [an original]. Commanded during the mobilization, training and in the operations round St. Eloi. Wounded March 20, 1915 and died the next day. Medal card of Farquhar, Francis D.

Uploader's Research notes: Born in England in 1875. Husband of Lady Evelyn Farquhar, Montague Place, London West, England and Rideau Cottage, Ottawa. Killed at St. Eloi. Educated at Eton College, Windsor, England. Spoke French, Somali and Chinese. Saw action in South Africa 1899-1900 and Somaliland 1903-1904. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in August 1914 [an original]. Commanded during the mobilization, training and in the operations round St. Eloi. Wounded March 20, 1915 and died the next day. Medal card of Farquhar, Francis D.