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The Farndales who served during World War 1
A record of the Farndales who served during the Great War
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Name |
Reference |
Date
and place of Birth |
Army
Numbers |
Units |
Rank |
Where
served |
Date
of Enlistment |
Active
Service |
Date
of Discharge |
Medals
and decorations |
Availability
of records |
Known
Engagements |
Memorial |
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Albert Edward Farndale |
8 December 1895 Loftus |
104633 |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
Gunner |
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British War Medal |
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Alfred Farndale |
5 July 1897 Tidkinhow, near Guisborough |
83795 TR/5/72995 |
88th Training Reserve Battalion, Northallerton 249th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps 17th and 18th Indian Divisional Battalions |
Private |
France, Mesopotamia (Iraq), India |
5 December 1916 |
Mobilised 6 December 1916 and active service with MCG from 12 July 1917 Service with the Colours from 6 December 1916 to 18 March 1920 (3 years and 3 months) Service with BEF in France 13 July to 13 October 1917 (3 months) Service in Iraq and India from 14 October 1917 to 9 January 1920 (2 years and 3 months) |
20 February 1920 |
Victory Medal, British War Medal, Police Medal WW2 |
Extensive records of his military service at his personal page Alfred was the brother of James Farndale (US Army) and William Farndale (Canadian Army) |
Front line action at Ypres |
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3 |
Alfred Farndale |
19 February 1898 |
2216 |
9th Lancers |
Private |
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British War Medal, Victory Medal, 14 Star |
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4 |
Charles E Farndale |
1893 Carlisle |
2483 |
1st Hertfordshire Regiment |
Private |
Egypt France |
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Served in Egypt in December 1915 |
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15 Star with Clasp |
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5 |
Charles Farndale |
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8th/18th Hussars |
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6 |
Charles Frederick Farndale |
14 November 1888 Harrogate |
3/28913 617406 |
Leicestershire Regiment 19th London Regiment |
Private |
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Victory Medal |
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7 |
George Weighill Farndale |
1886 Whitkirk, Leeds |
15/319 |
15th Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own) |
Private |
France |
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He was wounded at the First Battle of the Somme |
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British War Medal, Victory Medal, 1914-15 Star |
There is some information on his service with his personal record |
Battle of Arras, Killed in Action 3 May 1917 |
Arras Memorial Memorial at Temple Newsham, West Yorkshire |
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George Farndale |
1891 Loftus |
333852 |
9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry |
Private |
France |
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British War Medal, Victory Medal (posthumous) |
Extensive records at his personal page, including letters |
Battle of Arras, Killed in Action 27 May 1917 |
Bay 8, Arras Memorial and Loftus Memorial |
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9 |
George William Farndale |
4 July 1886 Harrogate |
011374 |
22nd Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
Corporal |
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Victory Medal, British War Medal |
On an appeal against conscription on 24 March 1916 he was given a final exemption to 30 July 1916. This was probably a deferral for family reasons. |
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10 |
George Farndale |
1891 |
19318 |
East Yorkshire Regiment |
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Balkans from 12 November 1915 |
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Victory medal, British medal, 15 Star |
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11 |
George James Farndale |
2 February 1892 Portfield, Sussex |
G1445 |
Second Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment |
Sergeant |
Went to France on 31 May 1915 |
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Victory medal, British medal, 15 Star and the Military Medal for bravery |
Some further records at his personal page. |
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12 |
George William Farndale |
12 February 1897 Liverton |
S4/199459 TR9/16884 18216 |
Army Service Corps Army Pay Corps |
Private |
England and Ireland |
10 December 1915 |
Joined for duty 8 August 1916 8 to 16 August 1916 in England; 17 August to 18 December 1916 in Ireland; 19 December 1916 to 9 April 1919 in England; He was a clerk from 8 August to 18 December 1917; He was an infantry clerk from 16 December 1917. |
9 April 1919 |
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Extensive records on his personal page |
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13 |
Harry Farndale |
17 February 1898 Stockport |
18981 577701 |
7th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment 225 Company, The Labour Corps |
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France and Belgium |
15 February 1915 |
May 1915 to July 1916 and from May 1917 to April 1919 |
5 June 1919 |
Victory medal, British medal, 15 Star |
Extensive collection of records at his personal page |
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14 |
Henry Farndale |
1883 Leeds |
204344 |
Army Service Corps Royal Field Artillery |
Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant |
France and England |
3 December 1915 |
From 19 January 1917. He was gassed in November 1917. He was then promoted to Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant and was engaged working on a cost accounting scheme after the War ended. |
2 September 1920 |
Victory Medal, British War Medal |
There are extensive records on his personal page |
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15 |
Herbert Farndale |
30 March 1892 Craggs Hall Farm |
4857 238221 36143 |
10th Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment |
Sergeant Second Lieutenant |
Middle East and France |
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From 11 August 1915 |
About 17 January 1919 |
Military Medal for gallantry, Victory Medal, British War Medal |
Extensive collection of records at his personal page |
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16 |
Herbert Arthur Farndale |
17 April 1894 Sutton Courtney, Abingdon |
2898 43302 37425 |
Norfolk Yeomanry Northamptonshire Regiment Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Private |
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He was wounded in October 1917 |
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Victory medal, British medal |
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17 |
Henry Farndale |
5 March 1869 Hartlepool |
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Royal Navy Reserve HMS Pembroke |
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On the deserters’ list, but returned to duty |
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18 |
James Farndale |
20 May 1873 Bedale |
Unknown |
Royal Field Artillery |
Unknown |
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September 1914 |
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James Farndale |
16 June 1895 Doncaster |
19832 35864 |
First Devonshire Regiment The Wiltshire Regiment |
Private |
Arrived in Egypt on 9 October 1915 |
31 August 1914 |
31 Aug 1914 to 10 Mar 1919 and from 1939 to 1941 |
10 March 1919 |
Victory medal, British medal, 15 Star |
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W James Farndale |
9 September 1900 Londonderry, Ireland |
TR/5/211407 211407 |
53rd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment |
Private |
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9 October 1918 He was the cousin of George Farndale who had died on 3 May 1917, and he joined before the war ended, and enlisted as soon as he came of age |
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19 February 1919 |
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There are military records with his personal page |
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21 |
James Farndale |
22 December 1885 Tidkinhow near Guisborough |
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US Army |
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France |
31 August 1917 |
1917 to 1918 |
1 August 1919 |
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James was the brother of Alfred Farndale (British Army) and William Farndale (Canadian Army) |
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John Farndale |
1 June 1890 Egton |
S/294809 |
385th (Mechanical Transport) Company, Royal Army Service Corps |
Private |
France |
2 March 1916 |
From 7 February 1917 |
27 November 1919 |
Victory medal, British medal |
There are extensive military records at his personal page |
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23 |
John Joseph Farndale |
22 January 1882 Great Ayton |
89289 |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
Gunner/Wheeler |
4 December 1915 |
14 December 1918 |
Campaign Medal, Silver War Badge |
There are further records at his personal page |
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24 |
John William Farndale |
13 November 1899 Danby |
38005 29415 |
The Lincolnshire Regiment The Labour Corps |
Acting Corporal |
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Victory Medal, British War Medal |
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25 |
John W Farndale |
18 May 1886 Leeds |
151907 |
434th (Siege) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery |
Gunner |
France |
21 February 1916 |
6 April 1917 to 9 September 1918 He was admitted to hospital due to a gas attack |
24 February 1919 |
Victory Medal, British War Medal |
There are extensive military records at his personal page |
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26 |
John William Farndale |
21 January 1894 Huttons Ambro |
L/28839 |
Royal Field Artillery |
Driver |
France |
7 June 1915 |
From May 1916 |
March 1920 |
Victory Medal, British War Medal |
Extensive records at his personal page, including a letter from his brother to the Secretary of State asking how he was |
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27 |
John W Farndale |
1894 Malton |
26042 570018 |
East Yorkshire Regiment Labour Corps |
Private |
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He was wounded in September 1917 |
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Victory Medal, British War Medal |
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28 |
Joseph Farndale |
13 July 1883 York |
247529 |
Army Service Corps Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
Warrant Officer Class 2 |
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Victory Medal, British War Medal |
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29 |
Joseph Farndale |
1 March 1896 Bramley |
016314 |
Army Ordnance Corps |
Private |
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Victory Medal, British War Medal |
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30 |
(John) Richard Farndale |
20 May 1897 Coatham |
3758 201065 |
1/4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment 4th Yorkshire Regiment, The Green Howards |
Private |
France |
May 1915 (initially released by Redcar Council for munitions work and then for the Colours) |
Died on 26 February 1917 |
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Victory Medal, British War Medal |
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Died of wounds at La Neuville on 26 February 1917, aged 19 |
La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie Coatham War Memorial |
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31 |
Robert Farndale |
20 August 1885 Stockton |
44768 426393 G/30179 |
King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Labour Corps The Royal Sussex Regiment |
Private |
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He was wounded in September 1917, serving with the King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) |
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Victory Medal, British War Medal |
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32 |
Thomas Henry Farndale |
12 September 1899 Brixton, London |
Z/6840 |
Royal Navy Reserve |
Telegraphist |
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33 |
William Farndale |
29 January 1892 Tidkinhow near Guisborough |
104060 |
28th Saskatchewan Regiment, Canadian Army |
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France |
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Wounded on Vimy Ridge on 13 December 1916 while serving with 28th Battalion |
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British War Medal, Victory Medal |
See further detail at his personal page. William was the brother of James Farndale (US Army) and Alfred Farndale (British Army) |
Wounded in action on Vimy Ridge and died of influenza, aged 25, on 23 November 1918 (after using his car to evacuate the sick) |
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William Farndale |
22 January 1890 Great Ayton |
131820 |
235th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers |
Corporal |
France |
17 November 1915 |
England from 17 November 1915 to 8 March 1916; with the BEF in France from 9 March 1916 to 28 July 1917, and then in England from 29 July 1917 to 19 September 1918 Suffered a gas attack in April 1917 and was wounded with 20% disability and received a pension in consequence |
30 December 1918 |
Victory Medal, British Medal. Silver Badge Roll |
There are extensive records at his personal page |
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35 |
William Farndale |
Not identified |
1887 or 1888 Bradford (clothing salesman) |
26124 27364 |
20th (Local) Reserve Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment |
Private |
Salonika |
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Suffered from Malaria at Salonika |
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Victory Medal, British Medal |
Two sets of records to review once identified who this is |
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36 |
William Farndale |
2 February 1892 Great Broughton |
15271 |
The Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) |
Corporal |
France |
12 October 1914 |
Arrived in France 27 August 1915 He served in France and Italy |
December 1920 |
Victory Medal, British Medal, 15 Star |
There are records at his personal page |
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37 |
William Claude Farndale |
29 July 1897 Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon |
1813 475088 |
1/2 East Anglian Area Field Ambulance Company, Royal Army Medical Corps |
Private |
Balkans |
16 September 1913 |
3 August 1919 |
Victory Medal and British War Medal and 15 Star |
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William Henry Farndale |
12 February 1893 Malton |
12035 53270 |
Royal Army Medical Corps The Lancashire Fusiliers |
Private |
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Victory Medal, British Medal, 15 Star |
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39 |
William (Will) Jameson Farndale |
1896 Leeds |
436 403261 |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
Private |
Overseas |
5 November 1914 |
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18 February 1919 |
Victory Medal, British Medal |
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40 |
William Harry Farndell |
Probably a different family |
1896 Sussex |
G/33802 47606 |
3rd Infantry Labour Company, The Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment 13th Battalion The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
Private |
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