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George William Farley

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Autographs collected by Sergeant Bernard McGeehan - 'Officers and friends of B. McGeehan 3rd Auckland Regiment, Radio Station, Apia, Samoa' - No known copyright restrictions

Autographs collected by Sergeant Bernard McGeehan - 'Officers and friends of B. McGeehan 3rd Aucklan …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George William AWMM
  • Surname
    Farley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 1/625 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 11th June 1884 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Ashburton Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Thomas Frederick & Emily Edwina FARLEY, late of Auckland & Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM 28 Leslie Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM Unknown address AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Errington Oliver Farley (brother), Perth, Western Australia AWMM
    • Mrs L. Buchanan (aunt), care of Mrs Compton, Rangiatea Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 2 March 1918 AWMM Unknown Marital Status AWMM
    • 1925 George William FARLEY m. Mary Dorothy HILL Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 November 2023 - NZ BDM Marriage Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 1/625 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • The Museum Library Archives collection hold a souvenir album/autograph book belonging to Sergeant Bernard McGeehan and was donated by his family in 1999. The first page of the book contains the signatures of 'Officers and friends of B. McGeehan 3rd Auckland Regiment, Radio Station, Apia, Samoa'. George Farley was one of those who signed. AWMM

Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21001896
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 222 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      80: 11 AWMM

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03 November 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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