History while in the forces
04 Dec 1915: embarked for Egypt11 Mar 1916: landed in France
01 Jul 1916: Battle of the Somme
13 Nov 1916: ditto Ancre
26 Jun 1917: Commissioned 2nd lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
11 Aug 1917: reported for duty with 1/5th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
20 Sep 1917: 3rd Battle of Ypres
20 Nov 1917: Cambrai Battle
30 Nov 1917: enemy counter attack at Cambrai
09 Apr 1918: enemy attack at La Bassee
24 Aug 1918: capture of Givenchy Cietais
30 Jun 1919: resigned Bank's service
- Surname
- Farrand
- Forename
- John William
- Service number
- 939
- Rating or rank
- Lance Corporal
- Regiment or Other Unit
- 18th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
- Branch
- Cloth Hall Street, Huddersfield
- Date of Birth
- 06 Aug 1896
- Date of birth
- 1896
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 1914
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 23 Apr 1915
