FARROW, William Alfred
| Service Number: | S213243 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Training Battalion |
| Born: | Oxford, England, 24 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Orford, England |
| Occupation: | Tramways Conductor |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, Springbank, 19 April 1950, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Acacia A/Path AH/348 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1940: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, S213243 | |
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| 23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, S213243 | |
| 13 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, S213243, 3rd Training Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr A and the late Mrs FARROW, of Oxford, England. Educated at Orford England, William played both soccer and football both in England and Australia and was a member of the Tramways Team in D.A. Married with six children and residing at 32 Albermarle Street, West Hindmarsh.
At the age of 16 he joined the English Mine Sweeper Section and served for four years during the Great War. After discharge he joined fishing groups and worked up to Newfoundland in this fleet for three years, then coming to Australia he worked for the Irrigation Department and also Fruit Picking. Applied to the RAN and was accepted by the AMF in May 1940.
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