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Private Elson Farr

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Farr, Elson
Date of birth: 1880-02-26
Place of birth: London England
Next of kin: Ellen Farr, wife. 6 Wilman Grove, London Fields, Hackney, England
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Wire Worker
Occupation (normalized): Other Metal Drawers and Extruders
Address: 91 Jackson Street West, Hamilton, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-11-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 757523
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-25 to 1917-11-06
  2. Private, 134th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-01-25 to 1917-05-23
  3. Private (Army). 1916-01-11 to 1917-01-25
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele

Images

Private Elson Farr. As indicated Elson Farr died in the Great War. Elson Farr was identified as the person in this picture by his son Major George Farr a veteran of the Canadian Field Artillery in WWII.
Private Elson Farr. As indicated Elson Farr died in the Great War. Elson Farr was identified as the person in this picture by his son Major …

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 1592083
LAC ID: 381255
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3000-S012
Uploader's Notes: Son of Frank Thomas Farr and Hannah Elizabeth 'Annie' Farr (nee Williams); husband of Ellen Farr (nee Baylis) married August 16, 1903
Uploader's Research notes: 120th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 134th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 120th Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-07-05