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Surname		FARRELL
Given Name(s) or Initial(s)		Edward Nicholas
Regimental Number		645
Rank		Trooper
Unit Name		2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
State		NSW
Extracts and Comments (from Sources as shown)		Murray: FARRELL. B5204: labourer born 1879 in Wilton NSW, Queen's South Africa Medal (SA01 & SA02). McIlvena: from Jeparit Vic. URL1: War Memorial The Oaks NSW. URL2: ?E FARROLL 'C'Sqn. 1&2Tps. photo #2. URL3: BY THE AUSTRALASIAN, ARRIVAL IN SYDNEY TODAY [24.6.1902]. ... The names of the men belonging to NSW are as follow, together with their numbers - Captain AE CHAPMAN, 3rd NSW MR; Lieutenant SIMES, 2nd NSW MR; 1541, Trooper BRADY; 978, J CORBETT; 1124, AT RADBURN; 22, F ATTWOOD, 645 EM FARRELL; 1002, DH KELLY; 160, AJ SKIPPER; 2436, J MCPHERSON; 626, Corporal JW SWAINSON; 955, Trooper C BLOOMFIELD; 1398 J CARMODY; 1062, HM READ; 2448, C ROSTEN; 32, H SMITH; 2983, AH PROBERT; 3341, Sergeant HJ BUTWELL; 3034, Trooper JP CLANCY; 3660, J BOWEN; 2979, GW BURROWS; 1226 E HISCOCK; 1707, JG SHERRINGHAM; 3502, JH WHITFORD; 3030, Corporal EJ NICHOLLS; 707, Trooper WILLIAMS; 3775, Corporal MARNSIN; 3262, Trooper MA AVERY; 3264, WJ SEACH; 1092, W MONISH; 1579, C STUART; 3349, B TIERS; 1305, L FORD; 2117, Corporal ARMSTRONG; 3586, Trooper BROWN; 3665, H FITZGERALD; 3675, Sergeant RYRIE; 2009, Trooper JONES; 2717, J PERRY; 3640, AJG THOMAS; 1827, J UREN; 30, AJ WOOD. URL4: Aust. Boer War Memorial database record. URL5: Proceeding to England from Capetown for the King's coronation - 876 Sergeant CORIETTE, Corporals 3485 HUTCHINGS, 390 MCSPEDDEN, 1035 PASCOE and Trooper 645 FARRELL.
Source References		Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 114 B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204 McIlvena: Wimmera-Mallee Volunteers to the Boer War page(s) 100 Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 2.3.1901 Evg. News: Evening News (Sydney NSW) date(s) 24.6.1902 Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 23.5.1902
External Link URL1		www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/Details.cfm?MemNo=877
External Link URL2		nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71464058
External Link URL3		nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114120362
External Link URL4		bwm.org.au/site/Edward_Farrell.php
External Link URL5		nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14464757

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Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.

 

Colin Roe
Canberra

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