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Reuben Arthur Farmer

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Reuben Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Farmer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23817 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 April 1895 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Mauriceville, Wellington Region Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 T. Farmer (brother), Greytown, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23817 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • 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
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      138 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Reuben Farmer was the brother of Mr. T. Farmer, of Main St., Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 21 October 1916.
    Joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 December 1916.
    Attached to Reinforcements Camp, Morbecque, 5 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 18 June 1917.
    On leave to United Kingdom, 13 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 24 September 1917.
    Killed in action, 4 October 1917.

    Brother: Mr T. Farmer, Main Street, Greytown, Wellington AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 October 1917 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
    • Memorial gates, Greytown Soldiers Memorial Park, Kuratawhiti Street, Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM
    • Memorial trees, 117 lime trees, Avenue of Remembrance, Greytown Soldiers Memorial Park, Kuratawhiti Street, Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM

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07 August 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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