John William Farndale
21 January 1894 (baptised) to 29 June 1954
FAR00663
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Huttons Ambo
1894
John William
Farndale, son of James and Elizabeth Ann (nee Shepherdson) Farndale (FAR00427), was baptised at Huttons Ambo on
21 January 1894 (Huttons
Ambo PR).
1901
1901
Census – Low Hutton, Huttons Ambo
James
Farndale, 43, auxiliary postman
Elizabeth
A Farndale, 32
Mary
E Farndale, 9
John
W Farndale, 7
Blanche E Farndale, 5
George E Farndale, 3
James
D Farndale, 1
1911
1911
Census – Pasture House, Whitewell York, Whitewell
John
William Farndale, 17, a waggoner on farm, born at Huttons Ambo in
1894.
1915
L/28839 Driver
John W Farndale, born Huttons Ambro in 1893
Service: Royal
Field Artillery, 164th (Yorks), 176th Brigade.
Medals and
decorations: Victory
Medal, British War Medal
Short Service Attestation
on 7 June 1915
Address was Fir
Cottage, Huttons Ambo, Yorkshire. He
was 21 and a farm servant. Single. He was originally enlisted into 176th
(Leicester) Brigade Royal Field Artillery. His Descriptive
Report have his next of kin as his father, James Farndale. He was 5 feet
and 6.5 inches tall.
1916
He was posted to
238 Brigade, RFA from May 1916. He was in
France with the Expeditionary Force. This was also confirmed in his Identity
Certificate on discharge.
His Medical
document confirmed that he was a farm worker before he joined the Army.
On 4 June 1916
his brother (it is not clear from the signature which one) wrote
a letter to the Secretary of State asking for any news of John who the
family had not heard from for some time. His address was given as 28839 JW
Farndale, R Battery, A Sub, 8th London Brigade RFA, 47th
Division, BWEF, France.
His Active
Service record shows he travelled to Le Havre from Southampton on 8 and 9
January 1916 and was in the Field with R Battery (later D Battery 235th
Brigade RFA).
1920
He was
demobilised in March 1920.
He had a clean
conduct sheet.
1921
1921
Census –
Malton
Now available but
not yet checked
1928
John William Farndale, married Elsie M Hammond in
the second quarter of 1928 (age 34) at Ripon District. (MR)
1954
John William
Farndale died in York District on 29 June 1954 (DR).