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John Farrell
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BiographyJohn Farrell enlisted on 11 September 1915.
He had spent two and a half years, before the war, as a member of the Volunteer Force based at Hornsby, NSW.
He was wounded in July 1916 with a gunshot wound to the thigh.
While on fatigue duty Farrell was fatally wounded by an exploding shell on 6 May 1917 during the second battle of Bullecourt, France. He was taken to the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station where he was seen by a Roman Catholic Chaplin who recorded that he had extensive wounds to his chest and abdomen. He also administered the last rites.
He died of his wounds the next day.
His brother Daniel was wounded 19 July 1917 and returned to Australia in 1919 and a second brother, Michael, was killed in action on 29 October 1917 . T
he brothers attended Brooklyn Public School.
Age38Date of Death07 May 1917Civil employmentBridge CarpenterEducatedBrooklyn Public School, NSW
RelationshipsBrother of Nellie Farrell, Granvillle, NSW.
He had spent two and a half years, before the war, as a member of the Volunteer Force based at Hornsby, NSW.
He was wounded in July 1916 with a gunshot wound to the thigh.
While on fatigue duty Farrell was fatally wounded by an exploding shell on 6 May 1917 during the second battle of Bullecourt, France. He was taken to the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station where he was seen by a Roman Catholic Chaplin who recorded that he had extensive wounds to his chest and abdomen. He also administered the last rites.
He died of his wounds the next day.
His brother Daniel was wounded 19 July 1917 and returned to Australia in 1919 and a second brother, Michael, was killed in action on 29 October 1917 . T
he brothers attended Brooklyn Public School.
Age38Date of Death07 May 1917Civil employmentBridge CarpenterEducatedBrooklyn Public School, NSW
RelationshipsBrother of Nellie Farrell, Granvillle, NSW.Service Information
Service number4468RankPrivateRegiment54th Battalion, A.I.FPlace of enlistmentHoldsworthy, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSW
Date of embarkment15 January 1916
Place of deathBullecourt, FranceBattle2nd Battle of BullecourtMemorial/Cemetery Grevillers British Cemetery, FranceBrooklyn War MemorialKeywordsFirst World War
Brooklyn
WW1
Date of embarkment15 January 1916
Place of deathBullecourt, FranceBattle2nd Battle of BullecourtMemorial/Cemetery Grevillers British Cemetery, FranceBrooklyn War MemorialKeywordsFirst World War
Brooklyn
WW1
John Farrell. Hornsby Shire, accessed 19/03/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/336





