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Anne Georgina Gordon Farquhar

(Confirmed)

Born: 3 November, 1885

Died: 6 July, 1977

Biographical Summary:

When Anne Georgina Gordon (known as Georgina) Farquhar joined the AIF in November 1914, next of kin was her mother, Margaret Wallace Farquhar, of 8 Boyle Street, Mosman.

From Dr Kirsty Harris' database –

• Training hospital was Royal Alexandra children's hospital, September 1906 – January 1910.
• Served with 2 Australian General Hospital in Egypt and France, 2 Auxiliary Australian Hospital in England, before transport duty on the ships between Australia and Europe, and service in India (Poona and Bangalore).
• Was a member of the AANSR 1925; living Warringah electoral district Sydney 1930s; living in Wentworth in 1940s; applied for repat 1961.

Six brothers fought in the war.

Nurse Farquhar, of the A.M.C. who is returning with the last reinforcements, passed through here quite recently. She occupies the unique and proud position of being a sister of six Anzac brothers, four of whom are still on active service, one killed in action, and the other on furlough with his people in Sydney. The Farquhar family comprises six sons and three daughters, two of the latter being married. All the unmarried sons of the family enlisted at the inception of the war. They come from good old Scotch stock, the Robertsons, late of Maryborough, Queensland. Mrs. M. Farquhar, the mother of this fighting family, with their grandmother, Mrs. Robertson, sen., reside at Mosman's Bay, Sydney. The latter's sister, Mrs. A. Wilson, is a resident of this city, 520 William-street, Hyde Park.

The Daily News (Perth, WA), Monday 28 October 1918

Recorded Names:

• Anne Georgina Gordon Farquhar
• Anne Georgina Farquhar

Service Number:

Ranks:

• Held rank of Nurse
• Held rank of Sister
• Held rank of Staff Nurse

Birth Records:

• Born in Southsea, England
• 3 November, 1885 in Southsea

Death Records:

• 6 July, 1977 in Bowral

Life Events:

• Enlisted at N/A
• Embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Kyarra A55

Address:

• 8 Boyle Street Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• mother - Farquhar Margaret Wallaca
• mother - Margaret Wallace Robertson
• father - William Gordon Farquhar

Organisations:

• Member of - Australian Army Nursing Service, Australian Army
• Member of - Australian Army Nursing Service

Main Sources:

• Farquhar Anne Georgina Gordon SERN Sister POB Southsea England POE NA NOK M Farquhar Margaret Wallaca (Item)
• Discovering Anzacs Anne Georgina Gordon Farquhar (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls Anne Georgina Farquhar (Webpage)
• Mainly About People Franziska (Newspaper Article)
• OFF TO THE DANGER ZONEFORTY NURSES FAREWELLED (Newspaper Article)
• Outdoor group portrait of nurses of No 2 Australian General Hospital who sailed from Sydney on 28 November 1914 (Webpage)
• Anne Georgina Gordon Farquhar (Photograph)

Commemorations:

• FARQUHAR A. G. G. (NSE) on the South Face of the
• Farquhar on the Scots Kirk Presbyterian Church Mosman Roll of Honour