Jim Farnan Explained

Jim Farnan
Fullname:James Thomas Farnan
Birth Date:12 July 1875
Birth Place:Emerald Hill
Death Place:France
Originalteam:Montague
Statsend:1899
Years1:1899
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:1 (0)

James Thomas Farnan (12 July 1875 – 9 August 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed in action in France in World War I.

Family

One of the five children of the Australian (bare-knuckle) heavyweight boxing champion, William Francis "Billy" Farnan (1851–1891),[1] [2] [3] [4] and Bridget Winifred Farnan (1853–1912), née Kane,[5] James Thomas Farnan was born at Emerald Hill (now known as South Melbourne) on 12 July 1875.

Footballer

Recruited from Montague, he played one senior game for St Kilda, on the half-back flank, against Essendon, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground on 8 July 1899 (round nine). Essendon won by 79 points, 11.19 (85) to 1.0 (6) (St Kilda did not score at all in the last three-quarters).[6] [7]

Military service

He enlisted, aged 40, in the First AIF on 7 August 1915. He gave his occupation as packer and his status as single.

Death

Private James Farnan, of the 46th Battalion Australian Infantry was killed in action, in France, on 9 August 1916.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

He was buried at the Pozieres British Cemetery, at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, in France.[14] His name is located at panel 141 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.[15]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8481609 A Pugilist Committed to the Kew Lunatic Asylum, The Argus, (Monday, 9 March 1891), p.7.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242119057 Death of a Well-Known Boxer" Billy Farnan Joins the Great Majority, The Herald, (Monday, 16 March 1891), p.2.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242119047 Deaths: Farnan, The Herald, (Monday, 16 March 1891), p.2.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201459281 Deaths: Farnan, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 March 1891), p.1.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197400856 Deaths: Farnan, The Age, (Monday, 1 April 1912), p.1.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9536208 A Walk-Over, The Argus, (Monday, 10 July 1899), p.3.
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Se8QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7297%2C4304290 The Football Season: The League Matches: Essendon v. St. Kilda,The Age, (Monday, 10 July 1899), p.3.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1614050 Died on Service: Farnan, The Argus, (Saturday, 23 September 1916), p.13.
  9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155171190 Deaths: On Active Service: Farnan, The Age, (Saturday, 23 September 1916), p.7.
  10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1608586 Australian Casualties: 218th and 219th List Issued: Killed in Action: Victoria (Farnan, Pte. J., South Melbourne, 9/8/16), The Argus, (Monday, 25 September 1916), p.4.
  11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242456427 Nation's Rights Defended: Pvt. J. T. Farnan, Killed in Action, The Herald, (Wednesday, 14 February 1917), p.1
  12. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203068617 In Memoriam: On Active Service: Farnan, The Age, (Saturday, 7 August 1920), p.5.
  13. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202554320 In Memoriam: On Active Service: Farnan, The Age, (Saturday, 7 August 1926), p.5.
  14. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/588837 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Details: Farnan, James (3736).
  15. http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/roll_of_honour/person.asp?p=575583 Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour – James Farnan (3736).

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