Basic Details
Surname
Farquharson
Forenames
F L
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Francis Lumsden (Frank)
Served or died
Died
Notes
He enrolled in Worcester College, Oxford in 1912 and the college archives add: 'Lieutenant Frank Farquharson, a native of Keith in Banffshire, matriculated in 1912 as a classical scholar, and achieved first class honours in Classical Moderations in 1914. In his obituary in the Oxford Magazine Frank Farquharson was described by the College Bursar as “an attractive and most likable companion”. At the outbreak of the First World War he enlisted in the 6th Gordon Highlanders, and had been some months at the front when he was killed in action near Givenchy on 3 June 1915.'
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Givenchy
Year of death
1915
Month of death
June
Day of death
3
Manner of death as stated
Unknown
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action