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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 …

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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