Notes
The All About Thornton website (see References) states: ‘John Farrar, born 1895, a son of Alfred and Mary Louisa Farrar, quarry owner, of Stoneleigh, Thornton. He was educated at Grange Road Secondary School and Bradford College, and was formerly employed as a draughtsman with Messrs. Cole, Marchant, and Morley, Engineers, Bradford. He was a member of Thornton Liberal Cub and Sunday School Secretary of Egypt United Methodist Church. Lance Serjeant, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 93rd Coy., #22751. He left for Egypt 7th December 1915, and served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 16 March 1916. He took part in the advance on the Somme 1st. July 1916, and was killed in action near Neuve Chapelle. Died 27 July, 1916, aged 21. Grave reference: III. J. 14, son of Alfred and Mary Louisa Farrar, quarry owner, of Stoneleigh, Thornton, Bradford. Lance Serjeant, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 93rd Coy., #22751. Died 27 July, 1916, aged 21. Grave reference: III. J. 14, St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, Pas de Calais, France Also remembered on Egypt Methodist Church Memorial window. The 4th brother, Samuel, Arthur Farrar, joined up on March 3rd 1915 stating his age was over 19. He served with the West Riding Regiment in both Egypt and France. He was discharged from the army on 4th June 1917, as information and copies of his birth certificates had shown him to be under-age. He joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve on 19th May 1918, and was still being trained when the war ended in November 1918.'