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FARRANT Archibald William Lieut
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20615
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- SKR/DAT/IP/20615
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- FARRANT Archibald William Lieut
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: FARRANT;
Forename(s): Archibald William;
Initials: AW;
Rank: Lieut;
Born in: Wokingham;
Enlistment Date: 02-Sep-1914;
Previous Number: 4808;
Previous Battalion: 20 of;
Previous Regiment: R Fus;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 87 Coy;
Date abroad: 04-May-1916;
Theatre of War: 1;
How killed: D;
Where: UK;
When killed: 06-Nov-1918;
Other Data: b 26/5/1895
enlisted aged 19 yrs 4m - student, 6'1", 150lbs, 36"chest
commsd 9 Yorks LI - att MGC
with 87 Coy June 1916 (war diary)
war diary 24/6/1916. To MG School 23/7/1916. 21/11/1917 Sick - to FA. 3 Can.Stat Hosp - VD gonnhoea, contracted 5/11/1917 France. Abscess testicle, prostate asscess, abscess penis, venereal warts, syphilis. To UK 27/2/1918
Admitted hospital Belton Park 28/10/1918 - influenza and pneumonia;Other Notes: FARRANT, Lieutenant, ARCHIBALD WILLIAM, Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 6th November 1918. Age 23. Son of William and Emily Farrant, of The Grange, Mortimer, Reading. North of church. Stratfield Mortimer (St. Mary) Churchyard - Berkshire, United Kingdom.
("Officers Died" gives his unit as "87");END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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