BORN HULL 31/01/1879. SON OF JOHN CHARLES FARRER AND ELIZABETH COULTASS. EDUCATED AT NORTH CAVE CHURCH SCHOOL. EMPLOYED BY THE HULL TRAWLER SUPPLY COMPANY.
HE MARRIED. SARAH ELIZABETH GREAVES, AT JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, ON 10/04/1903. THEY HAD SIX CHILDREN AND LIVED AT 503, HESSLE ROAD, HULL AND 26, WITTY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS)
HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY, ON 09/11/1917. JOINED THE 1/4TH LEICESTERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 25/11/1918, AGED 37. BURIED AT BETHUNE.
HIS COMMANDING OFFICER, WROTE, “YOUR HUSBAND WAS A GOOD SOLDIER, AND YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF HIM, FOR HE LIVED AND DIED A TRUE AND BRAVE MAN.”
| Name | John Charles Farrer |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 31 Jan 1879 |
| Residence | 503, Hessle Road, Hull |
| Death Date | 26 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Leicestershire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st 4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 235025 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JOHN CHARLES
Military Number:
235025
Rank:
Private
Date Died
26/11/1917
Place died:
Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
37
503, HESSLE ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
