| Accession Number | P07828.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c1905 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Pre-war studio portrait of Edward Manicom Farleigh and sons of Arncliffe, NSW, the managers of E. ...
Description
Pre-war studio portrait of Edward Manicom Farleigh and sons of Arncliffe, NSW, the managers of E. M. Farleigh Ltd tannery in Sydney. Identified are (back row, from left): Arthur Farleigh; John Farleigh; Richard (Dick) Farleigh; Edward (Ted) Farleigh; (front row, from left) William Farleigh; Edward Farleigh and Alfred Gordon (Fred) Farleigh. With seven years service in the Citizens' Military Forces (CMF), Alfred Farleigh enlisted as a Lieutenant (Lt) in March 1916 and left Australia for England with the 2nd Reinforcements of the 33rd Battalion in August 1916. After arriving in France for service on the Western Front in December 1916. he was sent to England and transferred to the 61st Battalion as part of the newly raised 6th Division in March 1917. When the Division was disbanded without active service, Lt Farleigh returned to the 33rd Battalion in October 1917. After being awarded the Military Cross (MC) for "conspicuous gallantry on the night of 4/5th March, 1918 during a raid on enemy trenches in the vicinity of Warneton", Lt Farleigh was gassed at Villers-Bretonneux on 16 April 1918. Lt Farleigh was killed by a artillery fire nine days after rejoining the battalion at Bray-sur-Somme on 22 August 1918, aged 32.