Jim Farnan
| Jim Farnan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Thomas Farnan | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Emerald Hill | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 1916 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | France | ||
| Original team(s) | Montague (MJFA) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899 | St Kilda | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]He enlisted, aged 40, in the First AIF on 7 August 1915. He gave his occupation as packer and his status as single.
Death
[edit]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
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ A Pugilist Committed to the Kew Lunatic Asylum, The Argus, (Monday, 9 March 1891), p.7.
- ^ Death of a Well-Known Boxer" Billy Farnan Joins the Great Majority, The Herald, (Monday, 16 March 1891), p.2.
- ^ Deaths: Farnan, The Herald, (Monday, 16 March 1891), p.2.
- ^ Deaths: Farnan, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 March 1891), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Farnan, The Age, (Monday, 1 April 1912), p.1.
- ^ A Walk-Over, The Argus, (Monday, 10 July 1899), p.3.
- ^ The Football Season: The League Matches: Essendon v. St. Kilda,The Age, (Monday, 10 July 1899), p.3.
- ^ Died on Service: Farnan, The Argus, (Saturday, 23 September 1916), p.13.
- ^ Deaths: On Active Service: Farnan, The Age, (Saturday, 23 September 1916), p.7.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nation's Rights Defended: Pvt. J. T. Farnan, Killed in Action, The Herald, (Wednesday, 14 February 1917), p.1: a photograph.
- ^ In Memoriam: On Active Service: Farnan, The Age, (Saturday, 7 August 1920), p.5.
- ^ In Memoriam: On Active Service: Farnan, The Age, (Saturday, 7 August 1926), p.5.
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Details: Farnan, James (3736).
- ^ Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour – James Farnan (3736).
References
[edit]- Australian War Memorial: Roll of Honour "Circular": Private James Thomas Farnan (3736), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War I Embarkation Roll: Private James Farnan (3736), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War I Nominal Roll: Private James Farnan (3736), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War I Service Record: Private James Farnan (3736), collection of the National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Jim Farnan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim Farnan at AustralianFootball.com
