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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: August 1914
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  • Service no: 54322
  • Rank: Gunner
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  • Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
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Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 16.07.1894
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  • Occupation: Jute Mill Worker, Craigie Works, Dundee
  • Mother:

    Isabella Norrie

  • Father:

    Alexander Farmer

  • Siblings:

    Jemima & Jean

  • Spouse:

    Margaret Sands

  • Children:

    Isabella born 1922, Alexander born 27.12.1924, Kenneth born 1926, Margaret, Jemima, Thomas, Jean, James, Robert & John

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More about Kenneth McKenzie Farmer

As a child Kenneth attended Cowgate School, full time and then part time. He was then employed as a Jute Mill Worker in the Craigie Jute Mill. At the outbreak of war he in listed in the Royal Artillery in August 1914. He served on the Western Front for the duration of the war before being posted to India. He was discharged from the army in 1922-23.

Information kindly supplied by Alexander’s grandson Alexander Robert Farmer.

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